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Hans Thomissøn

1532 - 1573 Person Name: H. Thomissön Hymnal Number: 290 Author of "On Mary, virgin undefiled" in The Lutheran Hymnary

1520 - 1597 Person Name: C. Vischer Hymnal Number: 308 Author of "We bless Thee, Jesus Christ our Lord" in The Lutheran Hymnary Vischer, Christoph, son of Jakob Vischer or Fischer, burgess at Joachimsthal, in Bohemia, was born at Joachimsthal in 1520. He matriculated at the University of Wittenberg in Nov. 1540 (B.A. 1544), and was ordained at Wittenberg on Feb. 10, 1544, as pastor and probst at Jüterbogk, near Wittenberg. He was then appointed (in 1552) cathedral preacher and superintendent at Schmalkalden; in 1571 pastor and general superintendent at Meiningen; in 1574 court preacher and assistant superintendent at Celle (Zelle); and in 1577 chief pastor of St. Martin's Church at Halberstadt. He returned to Celle in 1583, as general superintendent of Lüneburg, and died at Celle in October, 1597. Vischer was a somewhat voluminous writer. Rotermund gives the titles of 29 works by him. Only one hymn is known as his, viz.:— Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Dass du für uns gestorben bist. Passiontide. This is included in pt. ii. of the Dresden Gesang-Buch, 1597 (thence in Wackernagel, v., p. 248), marked as by M. C. F., and in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, viz. st. i. as above, and ii. Und bitten dich, war Mensch und Gott. iii. Behüt uns auch für Sünd und Schand. iv. Und draus schöpffen die Zuversicht. The only portion we have been able to find in any work of Vischer's is st. ii. This occurs in hisChristliche unnd einfeltige Erklerung der gnadenreichen Historien des Leydens und Sterbens hochtröstlicher Aufferstehung und siegreicher Himelfart unsers lieben Herrn Jhesu Christi, auch der Sendung des Heiligen Geistes, &c, Schraalkalden, 1585 [British Museum]. The same stanza is found in the edition Schmalkalden, 1568 [Berlin Library]. Mützell, No. 344, prints the four stanza form from the text given by J. C. Olearius, Jena, 1710, as a reprint of the original, and as entitled “A children's hymn composed by M. Christoph Vischer for the Christian community at Schmalkalden, upon the strengthening uses of the bitter sufferings and death of Christ Jesus our Saviour." It is also in thUnerfälschter Liedersegen, 1851, No. 122. The translations are:— 1. We bless Thee, Jesus Christ our Lord; For ever be Thy name adored. This is a good and full translation by Dr. Kennedy, as No. 622 in his Hymnologia Christiana, 1863. 2. With thanks we glory in Thy Cross. This is No. 331 in pt. i. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754. [Rev.James Mearns, M.A.] --Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

J. B. Greenwood

1828 - 1905 Person Name: J. B. Greenwood, b. Hymnal Number: 535 Author of "Crown with Thy benediction" in The Lutheran Hymnary Greenwood, John Brooke, born at Huddersfield, Feb. 9, 1828, and educated at the Huddersfield College, is a merchant shipper of cotton yarn to the continental markets. In 1853 he published Records-Memorial of E. B. Cave. He has written many hymns, chiefly for Sunday-school anniversary services, and other special occasions. Of these the following, which appeared with others in an Appendix to the Leeds Sunday School Hymn Book, published for the use of the Cheetham Hill (Manchester) Sunday School, are in common use outside that collection:— 1. Crown with Thy benediction. Holy Matrimony. 2. Finding: no place of rest. Return of the Dove to the Ark. 3. How long, 0 Lord, how long? Thy children sigh. First pub. in the Manchester Congregational Magazine. 4. There is no fold so fair as Thine. The Church of Christ. 5. What shall we render, Lord, to Thee? Holy Baptism. The full text of No. 2 is 7 stanzas, i.-iv. forming the original, and v.-vii. being a subsequent addition. Through a Roman Catholic relative of the author st. i.-iv. were given in the Catholic Progress with her initial " S." From thence it was taken by Mr. Orby Shipley and included in his Annus Sanctus, 1884, Pt. ii., p. 81, with the same signature. The full text is in Horder's The Poet's Bible. Mr. Greenwood's hymns possess great tenderness and refinement, and are worthy of greater attention than they have received. [Rev. W. Garrett Horder] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

C. J. Boye

1791 - 1853 Hymnal Number: 333 Author of "Abide with us, the day is waning" in The Lutheran Hymnary Caspar Johannes Boye was born in Kongsberg, Norway in 1791. He studied both law and theology at the University of Copenhagen, became a teacher and later served as rector in Søllerød, Helsingørand and Copenhagen. He died in 1853. See also in: Wikipedia

Bertel Pedersen

Person Name: B. Pedersen Hymnal Number: 110 Author of "Fear, my child, thy God and Lord" in The Lutheran Hymnary

Samuel Langford

Hymnal Number: 484 Composer of "[Weary of earth and laden with my sin]" in The Lutheran Hymnary

T. V. Oldenburg

1805 - 1842 Hymnal Number: 251 Author of "Deep and glorious, word victorious" in The Lutheran Hymnary Theodor Wilhelm Oldenburg was born on September 27, 1805 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on May 26, 1842 in Slagelse, Denmark. NN, from Cyber Hymnal

Henry A. Martin

1831 - 1911 Person Name: H. A. Martin Hymnal Number: 91 Author of "O Rock of Ages, one foundation" in The Lutheran Hymnary Martin, Henry Arthur, M.A., son of George Martin, Chancellor and Canon of Exeter, born at Exeter July 30, 1831, and educated at Eton, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. 1855, and M.A. 1857. On taking Holy Orders he became Curate of Hallow, near Worcester, 1856, and Vicar of Laxton with Moorhouse, Nottinghamshire, 1858. In 1871 he contributed the following hymns to Church Hymns:— 1. Lord of the frost-bound winter. Harvest. Written in 1859. 2. O Rock of Ages, One Foundation. St. Peter. Written in 1871. 3. Sound aloud Jehovah's praises. Holy Trinity. Written in 1870, in 8 stanzas, four of which only are given in Church Hymns. 4. The heavenly King must come. St. John Baptist. Written in 1871. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================= Martin, H. A., p. 715. ii. In the 1904 ed. of Hymns Ancient & Modern a new hymn by Mr. Martin is included for Passiontide, "Alone Thou trodd'st the wine press, and alone." It was written in Holy Week, 1878. All Mr. Martin's hymns given on p. 715, ii., are still in common use. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Cyriacus Günther

1650 - 1704 Person Name: C. Guenther Hymnal Number: 13 Author of "With joyful heart your praises bring" in The Lutheran Hymnary Günther, Cyriacus, was born Jan. 15, 1649, at Goldbach, near Gotha. After study¬ing at the Gymnasium of Gotha, and the University of Jena, he became First-form master at Eisfeld, Sachse-Meiningen; and then Third-form master in the Gymnasium at Gotha. He died at Gotha in the beginning of Oct. 1704 (Koch, iv. 263-9; Bode, p. 81). His son, who was clerk of St. George's Church at Glaucha, possessed a manuscript collection of some 30 hymns by his father; and from this he allowed Freylinghausen to select 10 for his Neues geistreiches Gesang-Buch, 1714. These are above the average in merit, and Scriptural and good in style. Two have passed into English:— i. Bringt her dem Herren Lob und Ehr. Praise and Thanksgiving. 1714, No. 556, in 7 stanzas of 7 lines, repeated as No. 993 in the Berlin Geistlicher Lieder-Schatz, ed. 1863. The only translation in common use is:— With joyful heart your praises bring, a good translation of stanzaas i., iv.-vi., by A. T. Russell, as No. 202 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851. ii. Halt im Gedächtniss Jesum Christ. Love to Christ. Founded on 2 Tim. iii. 8. 1714, No. 765, in 6 stanzas of 7 lines, repeated as No. 297 in the Berlin Geistlicher Lieder-Schatz, ed. 1863. On thankful remembrance of Christ's Incarnation (i.); Death (ii.); Resurrection (iii.); Ascension (iv.); Promised Second Advent (v.); ending with a prayer for faith (vi.). The only translation in common use is:— 0 keep before thy thankful eyes. A good and full tr. by A. T. Russell, as No. 182 in his Psalms & Hymns, 1851. Other trs. are: (i) "Remember Jesus, God's dear Son," by Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 125). (2) "Bear Jesus Christ the Lord in mind," by Miss Cox, in Lyra Eucharistica, 1863, p. 215 (1804, p. 259), and in her Hymns from German, 1864, p. ill. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Henry Wells Hardy

1820 - 1893 Person Name: H. W. Hardy Hymnal Number: 459 Composer of "[O Love divine, how sweet Thou art!]" in The Lutheran Hymnary Born: 1820, Chelsea, London, England. Died: January 1893, Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Henry’s parents were William Wells Hardy and Sophia Hardy. In the early part of his career, he held various organ appointments in England, including organist of the parish church of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, and in Berbice, British Guiana (now Guyana). The 1851 British census lists him as a Professor of Musick, living in Ottery St. Mary with his wife Harriett (a governess) and their two-year-old daughter Edith (who had been born in Berbice). In the mid-1850s the family moved to Eastbourne, where they would make their home at Berbice Villa, Hardwick Road. By 1859, Hardy was advertising his services in the Eastbourne Gazette as a teacher of the piano, organ and singing, and as a seller or hirer of pianos. He became organist of Eastbourne Parish Church (St. Mary’s) in 1854, and of St. Saviour’s Church in the same town in 1869, holding both posts until 1870. By 1869, he had become first music master of Eastbourne College (founded 1867), where he would remain until 1873. From 1870-2 he played the organ at All Saints’ Church, Paddington, London. By 1876, he was a professor of music in London and Eastbourne, and choirmaster at St. Paul’s Church, Eastbourne. He also conducted the Eastbourne Choral Society for at least two decades. After his death, the Eastbourne Herald Chronicle observed, Mr. Hardy was widely known and his death will be deplored by a large circle of friends." Cyber Hymnal