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Johann Schop

1590 - 1667 Person Name: Johann Schop (Schoope) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Composer of "Regensburg" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes Johann Schop Germany 1590-1667. Born at lower Saxony, Germany, he became a Lutheran composer and violinist, much admired for his virtuoso and technical ability. In 1614 Duke Friedrich Ulrich made him a probationary musician in the Hofkapelle at Wolfenbuttel. He performed playing various instruments, but excelled as a violinist. He was engaged permanently in 1615, but the same year he responded to a summons to join the flourishing musical establishment of King Christian IV of Denmark in Copenhagen. There he met English viol player, William Brade, who had earlier been in service to Hamburg, Germany (and may have taught Schop there). Schops compositions for the violin set impressive demands for that area at that time. He also played other instruments, including the violi, lute, cornet, trombon, trumpet, zinke, and violin (virtuoso). In 1619 Schop and Brade left Copenhagen to escape the plague. He then went to Iburg, where he worked at the courtof the Osnabruck bishop, Philipp Sigismund. Schop had such a reputation that he soon acquired a post as Kapellmeister at an establishment in Hamburg and was the first member of the council music. In 1621 he was its director and the leading municipal violinist in that city, which offered him a substantial income for his participation in the church music program. He also was organist at the Jacobikirche. In 1634 he again traveled to Copenhagen with Heinrich Schutz and Heinrich Albert for the wedding of Crown Prince Christian. He won a violin contest there. Few German violinists were of his caliber musically. He returned to Hamburg, and the Danish king tried several times to woo him back to Denmark, but he stayed in Hamburg, becoming a director of music. He published books of violin music in 4 to 6 parts. He wrote two books of well-loved dance pieces and sacred concertos. He co-founded a school of song writing there in Hamburg with Thomas Selle. Many of his tunes were writtten for fellow townsmen and friend Johann Rist. Some of his music was performed at the Peace of Westphalia celebrations. Some of his tunes were used by chants in a cantata. Schop was married (wife’s name not found) and they had two sons, Johann II, and Albert, who also became musicians. He died in Hamburg. John Perry

Philip Schaff

1819 - 1893 Person Name: P. Schaff Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Translator of "O Bread of Life from heaven" in The Church Hymnal Schaff, Philip, D.D., LL.D., was born at Chur, Switzerland, Jan. 1, 1819. He studied at the Universities of Tübingen, Halle, and Berlin. In 1843 he was appointed a Professor in the German Reformed Theological Seminary at Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and in 1870 Professor of Sacred Literature in the Union Seminary, New York. As translator, author, and editor, Dr. Schaff holds high rank, both in Great Britain and America. The various Histories and Encyclopedias which he has edited are standard works. His knowledge of hymnology is extensive, and embraces hymns in many languages and of all ages, his speciality being German hymnody. The hymnological works which he has edited alone, or jointly with others, are:— (1) Deutsches Gesangbuch, 1860; (2) Christ in Song, a most valuable collection of original English and American hymns, and translated hymns, N.Y. 1869, London, 1870; (3) Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship, 1874, in which he was assisted by Boswell D. Hitchcock, and Zachary Eddy; (4) Library of Religious Poetry, 1881, of which A. Gilman was joint editor. Dr. Schaff has not composed any original hymns. His translations from the Latin are meritorious. He died Oct. 20, 1893. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

W. F. Lloyd

1791 - 1853 Person Name: William F. Lloyd Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Author of "காத்திரு என் உள்ளமே" in The Cyber Hymnal Lloyd, William Freeman, was born at Uley, Gloucestershire, Dec. 22, 1791. As he grew up he took great interest in Sunday school work, and was engaged in teaching both at Oxford and at London. In 1810 he was appointed one of the Secretaries of the Sunday School Union. He also became connected with the Religious Tract Society in 1816. Miller (to whom we are indebted for these details) says in his Singers and Songs of the Church, 1869, p. 418:— "He commenced the Sunday School Teacher's Magazine, conducted for years the Child's Companion and the Weekly Visitor, and suggested the preparation of a large number of books for children and adults. His own literary productions were various, including several useful books for Sunday School teachers and scholars, and numerous tracts. He was also much engaged in compilation and revision." Mr. Lloyd died at the residence of his brother, the Rev. Samuel Lloyd, at Stanley Hall, Gloucestershire, April 22, 1853. Several of his hymns and poetical pieces were given in the Religious Tract Society Child's Book of Poetry (N.D.), and the Royal Tract SocietyMy Poetry Book (N.D.). In 1853 he collected his pieces and published them as, Thoughts in Rhyme, By W. F. Lloyd, London, Hamilton & Co., and Nisbet & Co. Of his hymns the following are common use:— 1. Come, poor sinners, come to Jesus. Invitation. (1835.) 2. Give thy young heart to Christ. A Child’s Dedication to Christ. 3. My [our] times are in Thine hand. My God, I Wish them there. Resignation. (1835.) 4. Sweet is the time of spring. Spring. 5. Wait, my soul, upon the Lord. In Affliction. (1835.) The date given above, 1835, is from Spurgeon's 0ur Own Hymn Book, 1866, and was supplied to the editor by D. Sedgwick. We have no other authority for that date. The earliest we can find is No. 3, which is in Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1838. That hymn is very popular. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907), p. 680

Alan Gray

1855 - 1935 Person Name: Alan Gray, 1855 - 1915 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Composer (Descant) of "DIX" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada Born: December 23, 1855, York, England. Died: September 27, 1935, Cambridge, England. Buried: Trinity College, Cambridge, England. Alan Gray (23 December 1855, York – 27 September 1935, Cambridge) was a British organist and composer. Born in York, he attended St Peter's School in York and Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1883 until 1893 he was Director of Music at Wellington College. In 1893 he returned to Cambridge to be organist at Trinity College, and remained organist there until 1930. Among his compositions are liturgical music for Morning and Evening Prayer and the Office of Holy Communion for use in the Church of England according to the Book of Common Prayer, including an Evening Service in f minor, a setting of Holy Communion in G, several anthems, including 'What are these that glow from afar?', and a collection of descants to various hymn tunes, several of which are still in use today (Common Praise (2000) includes four). He also composed a number of items for organ, for violin solo, and for voice and orchestra to religious and secular texts. --en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

William Edwin Entzminger

1859 - 1930 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Translator of "Rocha Eterna" William Edwin Entzminger was born in South Carolina in 1859. He earned a B.S. from Furman University in South Carolina and then went to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY for a Doctor of Theology degree. He married Maggie Grace Griffith, and together they became Baptist missionaries in Brazil in 1891. He wrote and translated many hymns. ================= Born: December 25, 1859, South Carolina. Died: January 11, 1930, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Buried: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Entzminger studied at Furman University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. In 1891, he and his wife went to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, where he worked as a missionary the rest of his life. He translated over 73 hymns into Portuguese, and wrote original Portuguese lyrics, as well. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Christian Science Publishing Society

Person Name: CSPS Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Harmonizer of "STILLE ER MIN SIEL TIL GUD (55365)"

Carlos Colón

b. 1966 Person Name: Carlos Colón, b. 1966 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Translator of "God, Be Merciful to Me (Dios, ten compasión de mí)" in Santo, Santo, Santo

Peter J. Horrobin

b. 1943 Person Name: Horrobin Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Alterer of "As with gladness" in Complete Mission Praise

Thomas Whytehead

1815 - 1843 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Author of "Resting from His work today" in The Hymnal Thomas Whytehead was born at Thormanby, York, in 1815. He studied at Beverly Grammar School, and S. John's College, Cambridge; graduated B.A. in 1837, and M.A. in 1840. He received various honours at the University, among them the Chancellor's medal for English verse. In 1839, he was appointed Curate of Freshwater, Isle of Wight. In 1841, he was appointed chaplain to the Bishop of New Zealand, but died the next year after reaching Sidney. One of his last works was to translate Bishop Ken's "Evening Hymn" into Maori. The few works which he published give a favorable impression of the piety and learning of their author. -Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872. ========================== Whytehead, Thomas, M.A., son of H. R. Whytehead, Rector of Crayke, and Prebendary of Lincoln, was born at Thormanby, Nov. 30, 1815. He was educated at Beverley Grammar School, and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was Bell University Scholar; he also won the Chancellor's medal for English Verse twice; the Hulsean prize of 1835; and other distinctions. He was also twenty-second senior optirae in the Mathematical Tripos, and second in the first class in the Classical Tripos; B.A. in 1837, and Foundation Fellow of his college the same year. In 1838 he was classical lecturer at Clare College, but left the University for the Curacy of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, on taking Holy Orders in 1839. In 1841 he was appointed Chaplain to Dr. Selwyn, Bishop elect of New Zealand, and sailed for that country in 1842. He was appointed the first Principal of the College which the Bishop established in New Zealand; but owing to the rupture of a blood vessel shortly after landing in New South Wales, he never took any duty in New Zealand. The little time and strength which remained to him he spent in correcting the Maori translation of the Bible and Prayer Book. The end came, however, only too soon, and he died at Waimate, New Zealand, March 19, 1843. The esteem in which he was held is emphasised by the fact that "When the new chapel of his college [St. John's Cambridge] was erected and the vaulted roof was enriched with a series of figures, beautifully executed, according to the several successive centuries of the Christian era, the five which received the distinguished honour of being selected to represent the nineteenth century, all members of his college, were Henry Martyn, William Wilberforce, William Wordsworth, James Wood, and Thomas Whytehead."—( Mission Life, July 1873, p. 390.) Whytehead's Poems were published by Rivingtons in 1842, and his College Life, posthumously in 1845. In the former there are seven "Hymns towards a Holy Week." Of these "Last of creation's days" (Sixth day) and the widely known "Sabbath of the saints of old" (q.v.). Five days before he died he wrote to a friend:— "I took up the translation of the Evening Hymn (four verses for service) into Maori rhyming verse, the first of the kind of the same metre and rhythm as the English. Two hundred and fifty copies have been printed, and sung in church and school by the natives, and several of them came and sang under my window. They call it the 'new hymn of the sick minister.' Bishop Ken's lines ['Glory to Thee, my God, this night'] it is very hard for one to compress within the same bounds in a rude language. However it is done, and people seem pleased with it; and it is a comfort to think one has introduced Bishop Ken's beautiful hymn into the Maori's evening worship, and left them this legacy when I could do no more for them." A life so short and holy could have had no more beautiful ending. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)