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Person Name: Unknown Author of "I would commune with Thee, my God" in Evangelical Hymnal 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.

James Turle

1802 - 1882 Person Name: J. Turle Composer of "WESTMINSTER" in Worship Song TURLE, JAMES (1802–1882), organist and composer, son of James Turle, an amateur 'cello-player, was born at Taunton, Somerset, on 5 March 1802. From July 1810 to December 1813 he was a chorister at Wells Cathedral under Dodd Perkins, the organist. At the age of eleven he came to London, and was articled to John Jeremiah Goss, but he was largely self-taught. He had an excellent voice and frequently sang in public. John Goss [q. v.], his master's nephew, was his fellow student, and thus the future organists of St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey were pupils together. Turle was organist of Christ Church, Surrey (Blackfriars Road), 1819–1829, and of St. James's, Bermondsey, 1829–31. His connection with Westminster Abbey began in 1817, when he was only fifteen. He was at first pupil of and assistant to G. E. Williams, and subsequently deputy to Thomas Greatorex [q. v.], Williams's successor as organist of the abbey. On the death of Greatorex on 18 July 1831, Turle was appointed organist and master of the choristers, an office which he held for a period of fifty-one years. Turle played at several of the great musical festivals, e.g. Birmingham and Norwich, under Mendelssohn and Spohr, but all his interests were centred in Westminster Abbey. His playing at the Handel festival in 1834 attracted special attention. At his own request the dean and chapter relieved him of the active duties of his post on 26 Sept. 1875, when his service in D was sung, and Dr. (now Professor Sir John Frederick) Bridge, the present organist, became permanent deputy-organist. Turle continued to hold the titular appointment till his death, which took place at his house in the Cloisters on 28 June 1882. The dean offered a burial-place within the precincts of the abbey, but he was interred by his own express wish beside his wife in Norwood cemetery. A memorial window, in which are portraits of Turle and his wife, was placed in the north aisle of the abbey by one of his sons, and a memorial tablet has been affixed to the wall of the west cloister. Turle married, in 1823, Mary, daughter of Andrew Honey, of the exchequer office. She died in 1869, leaving nine children. Henry Frederic Turle [q. v.] was his fourth son. His younger brother Robert was for many years organist of Armagh Cathedral. Turle was an able organist of the old school, which treated the organ as essentially a legato instrument. He favoured full ‘rolling’ chords, which had a remarkable effect on the vast reverberating space of the abbey. He had a large hand, and his ‘peculiar grip’ of the instrument was a noticeable feature of his playing. His accompaniments were largely traditional of all that was best in his distinguished predecessors, and he greatly excelled in his extemporaneous introductions to the anthems. Like Goss, he possessed great facility in reading from a ‘figured bass.’ Of the many choristers who passed through his hands, one of the most distinguished is Mr. Edward Lloyd, the eminent tenor singer. His compositions include services, anthems, chants, and hymn-tunes. Several glees remain in manuscript. In conjunction with Professor Edward Taylor [q. v.] he edited ‘The People's Music Book’ (1844), and ‘Psalms and Hymns’ (S. P. C. K. 1862). His hymn-tunes were collected by his daughter, Miss S. A. Turle, and published in one volume (1885). One of these, ‘Westminster,’ formerly named ‘Birmingham,’ has become widely known, and is very characteristic of its composer. --en.wikisource.org/

Joseph Barnby

1838 - 1896 Composer of "HOLY TRINITY" in Northfield Hymnal No. 3 Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) An accomplished and popular choral director in England, Barnby showed his musical genius early: he was an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve. He became organist at St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he developed an outstanding choral program (at times nicknamed "the Sunday Opera"). Barnby introduced annual performances of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion in St. Anne's, Soho, and directed the first performance in an English church of the St. Matthew Passion. He was also active in regional music festivals, conducted the Royal Choral Society, and composed and edited music (mainly for Novello and Company). In 1892 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. His compositions include many anthems and service music for the Anglican liturgy, as well as 246 hymn tunes (published posthumously in 1897). He edited four hymnals, including The Hymnary (1872) and The Congregational Sunday School Hymnal (1891), and coedited The Cathedral Psalter (1873). Bert Polman

George Kingsley

1811 - 1884 Composer of "HEBER" in Evangelical Hymnal Born: July 7, 1811, Northampton, Massachusetts. Died: March 14, 1884, Northampton, Massachusetts. Kingsley played the organ at the Old South Church and Hollis Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. He also taught music at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as music supervisor for public schools in Philadelphia, and compiled a number of music books, including: Sunday School Singing Book, 1832 The Harmonist, 1833 The Social Choir, 1836 The Sacred Choir, 1838 The Harp of David, 1844 The Young Ladies’ Harp, 1847 Templi Carmina (Northampton, Massachusetts: 1853) The Juvenile Choir, 1865 --www.hymntime.com/tch

George Augustus Löhr

1821 - 1897 Person Name: G. A. Löhr, 1821-97 Composer of "ST. FRANCES" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes Born: April 1821, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (source: 1881 census). Died: August 1897, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Buried: Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, England. Löhr was a chorister at Magdalen College, Oxford, and went on to attend the Universities of Leipzig & Munich. He worked for a while as assistant to Zachariah Buck at Norwich Cathedral, then moved to Leicester in 1845, to play the organ at St. Margaret’s church, a position he held for four decades. He also taught music, organized music festivals, and, in 1856, founded the Leicester Amateur Harmonic Society. As of 1881, he was a professor of music in Leicester. Music: ST. FRANCES http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/h/lohr_ga.htm ================= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Augustus_L%C3%B6hr

George B. Bubier

1823 - 1869 Person Name: G. B. Bubier Author of "I would Commune With Thee, My God" in Northfield Hymnal No. 2 Bubier, George Burden, son of the Rev. William Bubier, born at Reading, Feb. 2, 1823. After serving for some time in a bank at Banbury, he prepared for the Congregational Ministry, at Homerton College. He was successively pastor of congregations at Orsett, Essex, 1844; Union Chapel, Brixton; Cambridge; and Hope Chapel, Salford, 1854. In 1864 he was appointed Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Spring Hill Congregational College, Birmingham. He died at Acock's Green, near Birmingham, March 19, 1869. In 1855 he was joint editor with Dr. George Macdonald, and the brother of the latter, of Hymns and Sacred Songs for Sunday Schools and Social Worship, in two parts, &c, Manchester, Fletcher and Tubbs, 1855. A great many of the 318 hymns in this collection have been repeated in later hymnals. To that work he contributed 11 hymns under the signature "B." These, increased from other sources to 21, together with 6 Psalm Versions, were given with dates and in some instances with notes also, in his Hymns and Devotional Verses, Birmingham, 1867. Amongst those of his hymns in common use are:— 1. A fitly spoken word. Kind Words. Dated "January, 1855," and published in the Hymns, &c, as above, No. 285, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. Also in Hymns and Devotional Verses, 1867, p. 14. Given in Horder's Congregational Hymns, 1884. 2. Blest be the God of love. Sunday Evening. Written in "June, 1855," and published in Hymns, &c, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines as above; Hymns and Devotional Verses, 1867, Horder, 1884, and others. 3. Great is Thy mercy, Lord. Chosen by Christ. Dated "January, 1854," and published in the two works as above, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. In Horder, 1884. 4. I would commune with Thee, my God. Longing for God. This is the most popular of this author's hymns, and is given in several collections. It was written "February 2nd, 1854," in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. It is in both the Hymns, &c, 1855, and the Hymns and Devotional Verses, 1867. Original text in Baptist Hymnal. 1879, No. 376. 5. My God, I love Thee for Thyself. Love to God. This is not in the Hymns, &c, 1855. It is dated "June 13th, 1857" in his Hymns and Devotional Verses, 1867, p. 22. It is given in the Baptist Hymnal, 1879, Horder, 1884, and others. [Rev. F. J. Falding, D.D.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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