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I. N. McHose

b. 1831 Person Name: Rev. I. N. McHose Hymnal Number: 145 Composer of "[O Jesus, go not from my sight]" in Loyal Praise McHose, Isaac N. Born 1831/1832, Hellerstown, Pennsylvania. Some speculation on his identity. Co-editor with Kurzenknabe and Bentley on Gospel Trio of Sacred Song (1891). --Letters, family trees in DNAH Archives

Martin A. Elliott

Hymnal Number: 32 Author (Chorus) of "In his train" in Loyal Praise

J. S. Fearis

1867 - 1932 Hymnal Number: 67 Composer of "[When the dark waves round us roll]" in Loyal Praise John Sylvester Fearis, 1867-1932 Born: February 5, 1867, Richland, Iowa. Died: September 2, 1932, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Fearis’ father was a successful singing school teacher, and a painter by trade. At a young age, John learned to read music in his father’s classes. He was passionately fond of music, and, taking lessons on the reed organ, he was soon able to play in Sunday school and church. Later he took charge of the church choir, and taught singing classes in nearby towns. He wrote his first hymn tune at age 16. He eventually joined the editorial staff of the Choir Leader, published by the Lorenz Publishing Company in Dayton, Ohio. Sources-- Choir Herald, December 1932, p. 219 Emurian, p. 17 Hall, pp. 393-4 Lyrics-- Brightly Beams Another Morning Children’s Day Show Me the Way, My Shepherd What Comfort to Our Hearts What Wonderful Love Is the Love Music-- Be Thou Exalted Beautiful Isle of Somewhere God May Call for You Little Raindrops Promise Made to Mother, The Songs in the Night Show Me the Way, My Shepherd There’s Light for a Step Wherever He Leads Me I’ll Go --hymntime.com/tch

Anonymous

Person Name: X. X. X. Hymnal Number: 137 Author of "Scatter Seed" in Loyal Praise In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Wilbur R. Davis

Hymnal Number: 178 Composer of "[Sweet is the song that my glad heart sings]" in Loyal Praise

Ida Scott Taylor

Hymnal Number: 11 Author of "Crown Him" in Loyal Praise Pseudonymn. See also Crosby, Fanny

Mattie Alice Long

Hymnal Number: 194 Author of "Go Out in the Highways" in Loyal Praise Early 20th Century Lyrics: America, of Her We Sing Flash the Light of Truth Along Go Out in the Highways I Am Going Back to Jesus Joyful Songs We Sing Love That Is Never Failing My Heart Is Filled with Peace and Love Our Joyful Songs We’ll Sing in Praise Pure Water, Cold Water Silent Night, Hallowed Night Sing the Song Soldier Boys and Girls Are We The Christ Is King o’er All the World There Is a Song I Love to Sing Walking with Jesus We Are Little Children We Are Marching on to Battle When the World Seems Cold and Dreary With Our Banners Waving High in the Light You’ve a Friend Who’s Interceding http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/n/long_ma.htm

Carl Fischer

Hymnal Number: 147 Composer of "[If I should die tonight, can I be sure]" in Loyal Praise

John S. Dwight

1813 - 1893 Hymnal Number: 189 Author of "God Bless Our Native Land!" in Loyal Praise John Sullivan Dwight, born, in Boston, May 13, 1813, was a virtuoso in music, and an enthusiastic student of the art and science of tonal harmony. He joined a Harvard musical club known as "The Pierian Sodality" while a student at the University, and after his graduation became a prolific writer on musical subjects. Six years of his life were passed in the "Brook Farm Community." He was best known by his serial magazine, Dwight's Journal of Music, which was continued from 1852 to 1881. His death occurred in 1893. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes, Brown & Butterworth, 1906. ===================== Dwight, John Sullivan, son of Timothy Dwight (p. 316, ii.), was born at Boston, U.S.A., May 13, 1812, and educated at Harvard, and at the Cambridge Theological College. He laboured in the ministry for six years, and then devoted himself to literary work. For nearly 30 years he was editor of a Journal of Music. His connection with hymnody is very slight. (See "God bless our native land," p. 1566, i.) --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

W. G. Fischer

1835 - 1912 Person Name: Wm. G. Fischer Hymnal Number: 215 Composer of "[I love to tell the story]" in Loyal Praise William Gustavus Fischer In his youth, William G. Fischer (b. Baltimore, MD, 1835; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1912) developed an interest in music while attending singing schools. His career included working in the book bindery of J. B. Lippencott Publishing Company, teaching music at Girard College, and co-owning a piano business and music store–all in Philadelphia. Fischer eventually became a popular director of music at revival meetings and choral festivals. In 1876 he conducted a thousand-voice choir at the Dwight L. Moody/Ira D. Sankey revival meeting in Philadelphia. Fischer composed some two hundred tunes for Sunday school hymns and gospel songs. Bert Polman

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