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Jeff Redd

Author (st. 2) of "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" in Hymns for the Family of God

1773 - 1862 Author of "Vainly Through the Night" in Psalms of Grace Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criticism of her work, see English Psalters, §. 17.) In addition to these and other hymns by Miss Auber, which are annotated under their respective first lines, the following are also in C. V., but principally in America:— 1. Arise, ye people, and adore. Easter. 2. As Thy chosen people, Lord. Ps. lxciii. 3. Can guilty man indeed believe? Ps. xciv. 4. Delightful is the task to sing. Ps. cxlvii. 5. Father of Spirits, Nature's God. Ps. cxxxi. 6. Hail, gracious Source of every good. Ps. Ixv. 7. Hasten, Lord, the glorious time. Ps. lxxii. 8. Jehovah reigns, O earth, rejoice. Ps. xccii. 9. Join, all ye servants of the Lord. H. Scriptures. 10. Jesus, Lord, to Thee we sing. Ps. cx. 11. O all ye lands, rejoice in God. Ps. lxvi. 12. O God our Strength, to Thee the song. Ps. lIxxxi. 13. O praise our great and gracious Lord. Ps. lxxviii. 14. On thy church, O power divine. Ps. lxvii. 15. Sweet is the work, O Lord. Sunday. 16. That Thou, O Lord, art ever nigh. Ps. lxxv. 17. The Lord, Who hath redeemed our souls. Ps. xxxi. 18. When all bespeaks a Father's love. Ps. set. 19. When dangers press and fears invade. Ps. lxii. 20. Who, O Lord, when life is o'er. Ps. xv. 21. Whom have we Lord, in heaven, but Thee. Ps. lxxiii. 22. Wide, ye heavenly gates, unfold. Ascension. 23. With hearts in love abounding. Ps. xlv. 24. With joy we hail the sacred day. Sunday. 25. Vainly through the night the ranger. Ps. cxvii. All these psalm-versions and hymns are from her Spirit of the Psalms, London, 1829. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ========================= Auber, Harriet, p. 90, ii. The following versions of psalms from her Spirit of the Psalms, 1829, are also in common use:- 1. Great God, wert Thou extreme to mark. Ps. cxxx. "Thy servants in the temple watched," begins with stanza ii. of this. 2. How blest are they who daily prove. Ps. xli. 3. How blest the children of the Lord. Altered from Ps. cxii. 4. Jehovah, great and awful name. Part of Ps. Ixxviii. 5. 0 Thou Whom heaven's bright host revere. Ps. Ixxxiv. 6. Praise the Lord, our mighty King. Ps. cxxxv. 7. Spirit of peace, Who as a [celestial] Dove. Ps. cxxxiii. 8. Thou by Whose strength the mountains stand. Ps. Ixv. 9. To heaven our longing eyes we raise. Ps. cxxi. 10. Vainly through night's weary hours. Ps. cxxvii. Sometimes "Vainly through the night the ranger." 11. While all the golden harps above. Easter. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) See also in:Hymn Writers of the Church

Justus Henry Nelson

1850 - 1937 Translator of "Fonte És Tu de Toda Bênção" in Hinário para o Culto Cristão Born 22 December 1850 in Menomonee Falls, WI. He was a missionary to Belém, Pará, Brazil at the mouth of the Amazon River and established the first Protestant church in the Amazon basin. He translated a number of hymns into Portuguese.

Thomas Grinfield

1788 - 1870 Author of "O how kindly hast Thou led me" in Immanuel Hymnal Grinfield, Thomas, M.A., b. Sept. 27th, 1788, and educated at Paul's Cray, Kent, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Taking Holy Orders in 1813, he was (preferred to the Rectory of Shirland, Derbyshire, in 1827 (Lyra Britannica, 1867, p. 256). He died in 1870. His published works include:— (1) Epistles and Miscellaneous Poems, London, 1815; (2) The Omnipresence of God, with Other Sacred Poems, Bristol, 1824; and (3) A Century of Original Sacred Songs composed for Favourite Airs, London, 1836. From Nos. 2 and 3 the following hymns have come into common use:— 1. And is there a land far away from sin and woe? Heaven. No. 84 of his Century of Original Sacred Songs, 1836, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed "The Heavenly Land." 2. 0 how kindly hast Thou led me [us]. The Divine Guide, No. 88 of his Century, &c, 1836, in 2 stanzas of 8 lines, and entitled "Remembrance of the Way." In 1838 it was given as No. 166 in J. H. Gupaey's Lutterworth Collection, 1838; in M. Marylebone Psalms & Hymns, 1851, No. 165; Lord Selborne's Book of Praise, 1862, No. 208, and other collections. 3. Then it burst, the glorious view. Heaven. First published in his Omnipresence of God, &c, 1824, p. 181, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines, and entitled "The New Jerusalem." It is given in Snepp's Songs of Grace & Glory, 1872, No. 1003. 4. They talked of Jesus as they went. The walk to Emmaus. First published in his Century, &c, 1836, No. 52, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines, and headed 'The Visit to Emmaus." It was given in Lord Selborne's Book of Praise, 1862, No. 297, and in Lyra Eucharistica, 1863. 5. Though far from thy [your] country, unfriended, unknown. Departure of Missionaries. Appeared in his Century, &c, 1836, No. 38, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed "Departure of Missionaries." In Dale's English Hymn Book, 1874. No. 1031, it is somewhat altered, and stanzas iii. and iv. are omitted. 6. 'Tis come, the time so oft foretold. Christmas. No. 68 in his Century, &c., 1836, in 10 stanzas of 6 lines, and headed "Angels announcing to Shepherds the Birth of a Saviour. A Christmas Ode." In J. H. Gurney's Lutterworth Collection, 1838, stanzas i., vi., ix., x. were given as No. 254. These were repeated in his Marylebone Psalms & Hymns, 1851, as No. 260; and in Lord Selborne's Book of Praise, 1862, as No. 32. 7. 'Tis not in circumstances. Faith. In its original form this is not in common use, except in The Comprehensive Rippon, 1844,but it appeared as No. 44 in his Century ,inc., 1836, as "Ail may be outwardly," in 4 stanzas of 12 lines. In Dr. Dale's English Hymn Book, 1874, No. 592, stanzas iii.-iv. are given in a slightly altered form. 8. When my heart beguiling. Presence of Christ desired. Pt. ii. of Song 2 in his Century, &c, 1836, in 13 lines, and headed "Remember me. The Christian's request of his Saviour." In Dale's English Hymn Book , 1874, No. 534, line 7 is omitted. 9. Why art thou grieving? Trust. No. 17 of his Century, &c, 1836, in 2 stanzas of 12 lines, and headed "Why art thou disquieted? Hope thou in God." In Dale's English Hymn Book, 1874, No. 599, it begins "Why are we grieving?" and is divided into 6 stanzas of 4 lines. In addition to these hymns there are in the Lyra Britannica, 1867, the following:— 10. All may be outwardly. The Heart the seat of Peace or Pain. No. 44, but see No. 7 for this. 11. Grant me, Lord, to walk with Thee. Simplicity. 12. 0 could we pilgrims raise our eyes. Walking by Faith. Of these, No. 10 is in Sacred Melodies appended to some editions of the Comprehensive Rippon, together with the following:— 13. Happy those who rest have found. Repose in Jesus. No. 59. 14. How still amidst commotion. Hope. 15. 0 do not forsake me, my Father, my Friend. God's continued presence desired. 16. Sweetly let's join our evening hymn. For use at Sea. 17. Sweetly ye blow, celestial gales. For use at Sea. 18. Wake, my voice, O wake once more. Farewell. These hymns all appeared in his Century, &c., 1836. [William T. Brooke] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)