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George Gardner

1853 - 1925 Person Name: G. Gardner Arranger of "ST. FINIAN" in The Book of Common Praise

1834 - 1905 Person Name: H. S. Irons Composer of "HOPE" in Redemption Songs Born: January 19, 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: June 29, 1905, Nottingham, England. Irons was a nephew of the brothers Stephen & George Elvey. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under T. E. Jones. After studying music under Stephen Elvey at Oxford, he was appointed organist at St. Columba’s College, a large public school at Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ireland. He stayed there only a few months before being offered the position of organist at Southwell Minister. From Southwell, he went to Chester as assistant organist to Frederic Gunton. Three years later, he accepted an appointment at St. Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, where he remained until his death. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Samuel Dyer

1785 - 1835 Arranger of "MENDON" in Hymns of the Kingdom of God Rv Samuel Dyer United Kingdom 1785-1835. Born in White Chapel, Hampshire, the family moved to Wellshire, England, where he was ordained and served as a Baptist minister. In 1806 the family moved to Coventry, and Samuel emigrated to the U.S. in 1811. He married Renee Novak. He taught music and directed choirs in New York City and Philadelphia, PA. He later moved to Baltimore, MD, and wrote, conducted singing schools in the south and east, and conducted the New York Sacred Music Society. He published “New selection of sacred music” (1817), “Anthems” (1822 & 1834), and “The Philadelphia collection of sacred music” (1828). He died in Hoboken, NJ. John Perry

E. Corkill

Composer of "BROOKLYN" in The Christian Hymnal

Alfred A. Rickert

Person Name: Rev. Alfred A. Rickert Composer of "[Go, labor on! spend and be spent!]" in Saving Grace

John Stanley

1712 - 1786 Person Name: Stanley Composer of "MONTGOMERY" in The New Canadian Hymnal b. 1/17/1712 in London; d. 5/19/1786 in London; English composer and organist

Robert Henry Earnshaw

1856 - 1929 Person Name: R H Earnshaw 1856-1929 Composer of "ARIZONA" in Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship Born: Circa November 1856, Cliviger, Lancashire, England. Died: Circa November 1933, Todmorden district, Lancashire, England. In 1881, records show Earnshaw as a Professor of Music, living in Cliviger. By 1901, he was an organist in Southport, Lancashire. www.hymntime.com/tch/