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Frances Annette (Coan) Percy

1843 - 1918 Person Name: Frances A. Percy Author of "O Father, hear my morning prayer" in The Book of Common Praise

1594 - 1657 Author of "The Lord Is My Shepherd" in Revival Hymns and Choruses Mure, Sir William, eldest son of Sir William Mure of Rowallan Castle, Ayrshire, was born at Rowallan in 1594. In the Civil War he sided against the king; and in 1644, accompanying: those sent under the Solemn League and Covenant to the help of the Parliament, was wounded at the battle of Marston Moor. He died at Rowallan in 1657. In 1628 he published a translation of Robert Boyd's Hecatombe Christiana, at Edinburgh, in a volume con¬taining also an original poem entitled Doomesday, and three sonnets entitled Fancies Farewel. His manuscript Version of the Psalms, which seems to have been begun in 1629 and completed in 1639, was recommended to the use of the committee who compiled the Scottish Psalter of 1650. A complete manuscript of this version was found about 1825, with various other poetical manuscripts by him, among the old family papers in Bowallan Castle. These manuscripts were kindly searched for by Lord Donington in 1884, but could not be discovered among the family papers now in Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

C. M. F.

Person Name: Psalm 23 Author of "The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want" in Reformation Glory

Abiel A. Livermore

1811 - 1892 Person Name: A. A. Livermore Author of "A holy air is breathing round" in Common Praise Livermore, Abiel Abbot, D.D. was born at Wilton, New Hampshire, Oct. 30, 1811, and graduated at Harvard in Arts, in 1833; and Divinity, 1836. The latter year he was ordained as a Unitarian Minister, and became Pastor at Keene, New Hampshire, 1836; Cincinnati, 1850; Yonkers, New York, 1857. In 1863 he removed to Meadville, Pennsylvania, as the President of the Theological School. Dr. Livermore is the author of various works, and was the chief editor of the Cheshire Pastoral Association's Christian Hymns, 1844, one of the most widely circulated and estimable of American Unitarian collections. To that collection he contributed "A holy air is breathing round" (Holy Communion), which has passed into several collections, including Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907), p. 680

George W. Hangford

Person Name: Hanaford Author of "Speak gently,—it is better far" in Sacred Songs For Public Worship 19th Century We have little data on Hangford, except that he once held a position in India, and died between 1847 & 1867. Presumably he was British; his only known hymn was published in the London Magazine in 1848. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Daniel Hughes

Person Name: D. H. Translator of "Mor hyfryd, Arglwydd, a fu'r awr (Sweet was the hour, O Lord, to Thee)" in Mawl a chân = praise and song

R_Simpson

Person Name: R. Simpson Composer of "[When all Thy mercies, O my God]" in Song Sermons for General Use and Special Services

Alexander Cruden

Author of "Why thus impatient to be gone?" in Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.)

Joel Abraham Knight

1754 - 1808 Person Name: Joel A. Knight Author of "Fain would my soul with wonder trace" in Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes Knight, J. A.[Abraham], p. 628, ii., b. April 23, 1754; d. April 22, 1808. See the Evangelical Magazine, Aug. 1808. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)