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Edwin T. Pound

Person Name: E. T. Pound Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Arranger of "THE LOVED ONES"

Samuel E. Goldfarb

Person Name: S. E. Goldfarb Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Composer of "[Peace be unto you from the watching angels]"

b. 1821 Person Name: George T. Congreve, 1821-1898 Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Author of "How Holy The Bible" in The Cyber Hymnal Congreve, George Thomas, born at Islington, 1821, and educated for the medical profession, has practised in London for many years. As a Deacon of the Baptist Church, Kye Lane, Peckham, and Superintendent of its Sunday School, he has done much to advance the interests of that body, and to popularise Sunday School work. In the interest of Sunday Schools he published, in 1869:— Gems of Song for the Sunday School. A Hymn-book adapted for General Use in Schools and Families. Loud., Elliott Stock. To this was added Gems of Song Music, 1871. Of this collection about one million copies have been sold. Mr. Congreve contributed thereto:— 1. Beyond the dark river a land I behold. Heaven. 2. For ever beautiful abide. Heaven. 3. Hark! what voice the silence breaks. Invitation. 4. How sweet [holy] is the Bible, how pure is the light. Holy Scriptures. 5. Look back! 'tis time I marked the road. New Year. 6. Look to Jesus! yes I may. Looking to Jesus. 7. Mark the lilies, frail and fair. Flower Services. 8. 0 Saviour, dear Saviour, remember me now. Lent. 9. Shepherd sweet, and fair, and holy. Prayer to the Good Shepherd. 10. Sweet Star of the morning. Christ the Morning Star. I1. There is a throne of matchless grace. The Throne of Grace. Most of these hymns have been repeated in other collections for children. They are elevated in tone and simple and direct in expression; and are specially useful for children's services. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Carl P. Daw Jr.

b. 1944 Person Name: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Author of "O God, Hear My Prayer; Let My Cry Come to You" in Christian Worship Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1996), Gathered for Worship (2006). Other publications include A Hymntune Psalter (2 volumes, 1988-1989) and Breaking the Word: Essays on the Liturgical Dimensions of Preaching (1994, for which he served as editor and contributed two essays. In 2002 a collection of 25 of his hymns in Japanese was published by the United Church of Christ in Japan. He wrote Glory to God: A Companion (2016) for the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Emily Brink

Robert Shaw

1916 - 1999 Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Arranger of "SAMANTHRA" in The Presbyterian Hymnal

Lawson Gould

Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Harmonizer of "SAMANTHRA" in Wonder, Love, and Praise

Archibald Kenyon

1813 - 1890 Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Author of "O List To The Notes" in The Cyber Hymnal Kenyon, Archibald, was born at Athol, Warren County, New York, July 31, 1813, and entered the Baptist ministry in 1838. He has written a large number of hymns, several of which are found in the Royal Diadem, Pure Gold, Our Glad Hosanna, Glad Refrain, and other American Sunday Schools and Mission hymn-books. "Jesus, hear me when I pray" (Divine Help desired) in Our Glad Hosanna, 1882, is a good example of his work. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ======================== Kenyon, Archibald. (Athol, New York, July 31, 1813--?). Baptist. Primarily self-educated but attended Woodworth Academy and the Academy at East Bennington (New York). Ordained in 1836, his pastorates included: Adamsville, Lakeville, Vernon, and Clinton, N.Y.; Cleveland, Ohio; Providence, Rhode Island; Chicago, Peoria, East Lynn, Illinois; Iowa City, Iowa; Union and Thompsonville, Wisconsin. Associated with the Free Mission Movement; he edited the Free Mission Visitor. Author of a number of hymns, some of which were set to music by Robert Lowry. One of these which appeared in Our Glad Hosanna (1882) begins: Jesus, hear me when I pray, Keep and help me all the day; Save from fear and care and sin, Make me pure and strong within. --Paul R. Powell, DNAH Archives

William J. Henry

1867 - 1955 Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Author of "I Cannot Be Idle" in The Cyber Hymnal Originally from Ohio, Henry was an early leader in the Holiness Movement near Boyertown, Pennsylvania. In 1889 he, answered a call to hold revival meetings in eastern Pennsylvania. Denominational leaders had received requests from congregations there, but had no one to send. Though Henry was only 22 years old, he proved a very effective organizer. He toured eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey for several months each year till 1895. He became a very active evangelist and song writer, holding meetings in every American state and in Britain. --www.hymntime.com/tch ================== The song, “I Cannot Be Idle,” was written by William J. Henry, in 1897. He got saved from his sins at the age of 20 (in 1882), and he wrote this song at the age of 35 years old. He got saved at an evangelistic meeting, took his stand with the church of God, and he was called to the ministry nine years later, in 1891. Two years later (at the age of 31 years old), he made his first trip to spread the gospel overseas. A small congregation in Liverpool, England, was started through his laboring. Henry could not be idle! Later, he started a congregation in Springfield, Missouri, where he pastored for 13 years. He wrote more than 300 songs. At the age of 73 years old, Henry and his wife wrote: “To God be all the glory! This has been the busiest and happiest time of our lives. We are both enjoying the best of health and are decided to do more for [God] in the future.” He died 20 years later. --www.churchofgodfca.com/

Joy F. Patterson

b. 1931 Meter: 11.8.11.8 D Author of "Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old" in Voices United Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration. Sing! A New Creation