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Eric Wyse

Hymnal Number: 281 Arranger of "LAND OF REST" in The Christian Life Hymnal

1747 - 1826 Hymnal Number: 549 Author (alt.) of "Jerusalem, my happy home, when shall I come to thee?" in The Christian Life Hymnal Bromehead, Joseph, M.A., was born in 1748 and educated at Queen's College, Oxford; B.A. 1768, M.A. 1771. Subsequently he was Curate of Eckington, Derbyshire, to his death, January 30, 1826. He was the author of The Melancholy Student, 2nd edition 1776, of some Psalm versions, and the popular form of “Jerusalem, my happy home," q.v. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Clara Tear Williams

1858 - 1937 Hymnal Number: 541 Author of "Hallelujah! I have found Him" in The Christian Life Hymnal Williams, Mrs. Clara Tear. (Painesville, Ohio, September 22, 1858--July 1, 1937, Houghton, New York). As a young woman she was a school teacher. She suffered an attack of tuberculosis but fully recovered from it and for a number of years engaged in evangelistic work in several North Central states. In 1895 she married the Reverend W.H. Williams, a Wesleyan Methodist minister, and until his death thirty years later labored with him in serving churches in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Commission of her church which compiled Sacred Hymns and Tunes, 1897. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives. Photocopied photos (uncited) of Clara Tear Williams and pages from a manuscript family history by Frank W. Tear are also available in the DNAH archives. ========================== Rev. Mrs. Clara Tear Williams was a pastor and evangelist. From what records are available, it appears that she affiliated with the Wesleyan Methodist Church in the 1880s. The information suggests that she was a Licensed Minister, but never ordained. She served on the Committee to compile the WMC hymn book, "Sacred Hymns and Tunes" in 1897. She married William H. Williams in 1895 whom she had met while conducting meetings in Middlefield, Ohio. He had been widowed in 1881. He joined her in the ministry, the first mention of him in the Pastoral Relations Report being in 1901. He died May 17, 1934 in Houghton, New York. According to Mrs. Williams' obituary, she was connected with the Allegheny and Lockport Conferences of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. No reference was found to her in the Minutes of the Lockport Conference, but she was mentioned in the Minutes of the New York Conference. Though there is no body of minutes available for the early years of the Allegheny Conference, Mrs. Williams can be found in the Statistical and Pastoral Relations reports sent to The Wesleyan Methodist. The following information is taken from those sources. Allegheny Conference/New York Conference, WMC: 1886-1887: Clara Tear is assigned by the Allegheny Conference to serve as Evangelist at Large, and to Concord, Ohio. 1888: No mention found at either Conference. 1889: Clara Tear is on the Licentiate List for the Allegheny Conference, no assignment; she is present at this year's session of the New York Conference and introduced as being from the Allegheny Conference. 1890: Listed as an Evangelist at Large for the Allegheny Conference; present at the New York Conference and listed as a lay delegate and General Missionary. 1891: On the Licentiate List for the Allegheny Conference but no assignment given; present at the New York Conference, her name was called, character passed, and License renewed; she reported she had been in evangelistic work, then had taken charge of the work at Lake Hill for the remainder of the year; she is listed as a General Evangelist and was elected as a lay delegate to the 1891 General Conference. 1892: General Evangelist for the Allegheny Conference. 1893 Assigned to supply the pulpit at Keepville, Pennsylvania and General Evangelistic work. 1894: Assigned to care for Middlefield, Ohio; General Evangelist. 1895: General Evangelist; elected as a lay delegate to the General Conference. 1896-1899: General Evangelist. 1900: Assigned to Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. 1901: Clara T. and W.H. Williams to supply Indiana, Pennsylvania. 1902-1904: Joint assignment to Pine Grove, Penn. 1905-1907: Joint assignment to Canton, Ohio. 1908-1916: Joint assignment to Massillon, Ohio. 1917: Both to supply Middlefield, Ohio. 1918-1919: Join assignment to Pine Grove, Penn. 1920- : Both are listed as Superannuated. --Information supplied by The Wesleyan Church Archives and Historical Library, 26 February 1996. Also includes photocopy of obituary from The Wesleyan Methodist 28 July 1937. DNAH Archives.

John Rees

1828 - 1900 Hymnal Number: 280 Author (St. 6), ca. of "Amazing Grace!" in The Christian Life Hymnal

Dawn Rodgers

Hymnal Number: 108 Author of "Savior's Lullaby" in The Christian Life Hymnal

Alfred S. Loizeaux

1877 - 1962 Person Name: Alfred Samuel Loizeaux Hymnal Number: 2 Author (stanza 3) of "God, Our Father, We Adore Thee!" in The Christian Life Hymnal Born: February 12, 1877, Vinton, Iowa. Died: May 7, 1962, Towson, Maryland. Buried: Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. Loizeaux was a manager with the Baltimore Consolidated Light, Heat and Power Company. He was involved with the Baltimore School of the Bible, and edited the monthly Christian magazine Help and Food. Sources: Hustad, p. 274 Lyrics: God Our Father, We Adore Thee http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/i/loizeaux_as.htm

Richard Kempenfelt

1718 - 1782 Hymnal Number: 286 Author (refrain) of "The Great Physician" in The Christian Life Hymnal Kempenfelt, Richard, of Swedish descent, was born Oct., 1718. In Jan., 1741, he obtained a lieutenant's commission in the British Navy. He became captain in 1757, and admiral in 1780. He was drowned in the "Royal George," which sank in harbour at Portsmouth on Aug. 29, 1782. Admiral Kempenfelt was an admirer of Whitefield and the Wesleys, and interested himself much in evangelistic work. His hymns were published as Original Hymns and Poems. By Philotheorus. Exeter, printed by B. Thorn, 1777, and were dedicated "To the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, in Shropshire." They were reprinted, with a Preface, by D. Sedgwick, in 1861. Although most of these hymns are given in the older collections, only a few re¬main in modern hymn-books, and, including centos, are:— 1. Bear me on Thy rapid wing. Praise to Jesus in Heaven. 2. Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring. Praise to Jesus in Heaven. 3. Gentle Spirit, waft me over. Heaven desired. 4. Hail, Thou eternal Logos, hail. Adoration of Jesus. 5. Hark, 'tis the trump of God. The Last Day. 6. O my Redeemer, come. The Last Day. Of these Nos. 1 and 2 are from the same hymn; and Nos. 5 and 6 also from another. The original texts of Nos. 3, 5, and 6 are in Lyra Britannica 1867, pp. 349-52. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Claire Cloninger

1942 - 2019 Hymnal Number: 131 Author of "Worship the newborn King" in The Christian Life Hymnal

John Newton

1802 - 1886 Hymnal Number: 283 Composer of "WONDERS" in The Christian Life Hymnal Note that the John Newton born in 1802 is unrelated to the John Newton,born in 1725 and famed as the author of hymns like "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious things of Thee are spoken".

Albert C. Fisher

1886 - 1946 Person Name: Albert Christopher Fisher, alt. Hymnal Number: 278 Author of "Love Is the Theme" in The Christian Life Hymnal Born: March 10, 1886, New Berne, North Carolina. Died: February 6, 1946, Dallas, Texas. Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. Fisher attended Fort Worth University and Polytechnic College, Fort Worth, Texas; Vanderbilt University; Southern Methodist University; and earned his Doctor of Divinity degree at Asbury College, Kentucky. He moved to Fort Worth in 1908, and for a decade served as a general evangelist for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In World War I, he was a military chaplain. After the war, he worked in the East Oklahoma Conference and (beginning in 1944), the North Texas Conference. His works include: Best Revival Songs (Nashville, Tennessee: The Cokesbury Press, 1924) (music editor) © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.come/tch)