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Fred S. Shepard

1840 - 1907 Person Name: F. S. Shepherd Hymnal Number: 106 Author of "Thy God Reigneth" in The Gospel Choir No. 2

1838 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. H. R. Haweis Hymnal Number: 80 Author of "The Homeland!" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Born: April 3, 1838, Egham, Surrey, England. Died: January 29, 1901, St. Marylebone, London, England. Haweis’ father was John Oliver Willyams Haweis, Canon of Chichester. Hugh attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and after graduation served under Garibaldi in the Italian war of independence. He was ordained in 1861 and was curate at Bethnal Green, Westminster and Stepney. In 1866, he became perpetual curate at St. James, Marylebone. His works include: Music and Morals, 1871 My Musical Life, 1884 Travel and Talk, 1897 Old Violins, 1898 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Anna Shipton

1815 - 1901 Hymnal Number: 6 Author of "Who Are These?" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Anna Savage Shipton United Kingdom 1815-1901. Born at Evesham, Wychavon, Worcester, England, she was the daughter of Evesham solicitor, Edward Savage. She inherited land from her father when he died in 1839 (her mother had died in 1817, and her brother had emigrated to Australia), and rented out some of the land. She married Joseph Shipton in 1848, but separated in 1852, allegedly due to his infidelity. Her estranged husband died in 1860. She traveled extensively and continued writing poetry and essays. She wrote 20+ religious books, and many leaflets, mostly religious. Among her books the following: a hymns and meditations book entitled, “Whispers in the palms. Hymns and meditations” (1855); Precious gems for the Savior’s diadems” (1862); “The brook in the way-original hymns” (1864); “Tell Jesus- Recollections of E Gosse”; “The cottage on the hock-an allegory”. After living in mainland Europe from the mid-1860s to the 1880s, she returned to the UK and settled in Sussex, then in St Leonard’s on the Sea, East Sussex, England, where she eventually died. John Perry =================== Shipton, Anna. Concerning this writer we can ascertain no details beyond the fact that she published:— (1) Whispers in the Palms. Hymns and Meditations. London, W. Yapp, 1855; second edition, augmented, 1857. (2) Precious Gems for the Saviour's Diadem, 1862. (3) The Brook in the Way; Original Hymns, 1864. (4) Tell Jesus: Recollections of E. Gosse. (5) The Cottage on The Hock, an Allegory. Also other smaller books. Her hymns in common use include:— i. From her Whispers in the Palms, 1855-57. 1. Down in the pleasant pastures. The Good Shepherd. 2. Father, My cup is full. Gethsemane. 3. How shall I praise Thee, O my God? Praise. 4. Jesus, Master, hear my cry. Blind Bartimaeus. ii. From her other Works. 5. Call them in, the poor,the wretched (1862). Home Missions. 6. Praise God, ye gladdening smiles of mom. Ps. cxlviii. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Julia Sterling

Hymnal Number: 27 Author of "I Am Redeemed" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

T. J. Judkin

1788 - 1871 Hymnal Number: 79 Author of "Satisfied By and By" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Judkin, Thomas James, M.A., son of a London tradesman, was born at London, July 25, 1788, and was educated at Caius College, Cambridge (B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818), mainly at the expense of Sir William Curtis, an alderman of the City of London. After taking Holy Orders in 1816, he held various curacies, until 1828, when he was preferred as minister of Somers Chapel, St. Pancras, London. He died Sept. 11, 1871. He published Twelve Signs of the Times; Popish Aggression; and other works, including a volume of sonnets as Bygone Moods. His hymns were published mainly for the use of his own congregation and appeared as:— (1) Church and Home Psalmody; being a Collection of Psalms from the Old and New Versions, and Original Hymns, for Congregational and Domestic Purposes, 1831. In 1834 this was enlarged and issued as (2) Church and Home Melodies, being a New Version of the more devotional parts of the Psalms, together with a Version of the Collects, and Original Hymns; for Congregational and Domestic purposes. This was divided into (1) "Spirit of the Psalms." (2) "Collects in Verse." (3) "Hymns on the Gospels," and (4) "Original Hymns." (3) The 3rd ed. was published in 1837. At the end of the volume two title-pages were supplied, that the book, if so desired, might be divided into two, one as The Spirit of the Psalter; The Collects in Verse; together with Hymns suggested by the Gospels for the day throughout the Year; and the other, Sacred Melodies; or Original Hymns for Congregational and Domestic Use, From the 1st ed. of his Collection the following hymns are in common use:— 1. Enthroned is Jesus now. Ascension. 2. Holy Spirit, Fount of blessing. Whitsuntide. 3. How shall I pray, 0 Lord, to Thee. Prayer. 4. We are journeying to a place. Heavenward. 5. When in the dark and cloudy day. Jesus, all in all. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

George B. Nevin

1859 - 1933 Person Name: Geo. B. Nevin Hymnal Number: 119 Composer of "[One sweetly solemn thought]" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Born: March 15, 1859, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Died: April 17, 1933, Easton, Pennsylvania. A member of the Nevin musical family, George’s cousins were composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer. George spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation. He was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier’s poem A Ballad of Trees and the Master, and wrote a number of hymns as well. For nearly 30 years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing. Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and sometimes gave lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies. Sources: New York Times, April 18, 1933, p. 16 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/e/v/nevin_gb.htm

Alaric Alexander Watts

1797 - 1864 Person Name: A. A. Watts Hymnal Number: 113 Author of "When Shall We Meet Again" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Watts, A. A., p. 1236, i. We find from Alaric Watts: A Narrative of his Life. By his son Alaric Alfred Watts, 2 vols., 1884, that the date of his birth was March 16, 1797, and of his death April 5, 1864. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Nathan Strong

1748 - 1816 Hymnal Number: 104 Author of "Swell the Anthem" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Strong, Nathan, D.D., a leading Congregational divine of his day, was born at Coventry, Connecticut, Oct. 16, 1748, and educated at Yale College, where he graduated in 1769. He first studied law, but soon turned his attention to the ministry. In January 1774 he became the Pastor of the First Congregational Church at Hartford, and remained there to his death in 1816. In 1796 he won much repute through his essay on The Doctrine of Eternal Misery consistent with the Infinite Benevolence of God. He founded The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, in 1800, and also took a prominent part in establishing the Connecticut Home Mission Society in 1801. His degree of D.D. was conferred by the University of Princeton. His services to American hymnology, as the principal editor of the Hartford Selection, 1799, have been very great. As in that Selection the author's names were not given, most of his numerous contributions thereto cannot be identified. Six of these hymns, however, are reproduced in Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, with his name attached thereto. These are:— 1. Alas, alas, how blind I've been . The Sinner awakened. 2. Blest Lord, behold the guilty scorn . Prayer for opposers to Revivals. 3. Long have I walked this dreary road . The Sinner's Complaint. 4. Sinner, behold, I've heard thy groans . The Pardoning God. 5. Smote by the law, I'm justly slain . The Law, and the Gospel. 6. The summer harvest spreads the fields . The Great Harvest. In addition to these the following are from the Hartford Selection, 1799 (but not in the Village Hymns.) They are the best known and most widely used of Strong's hymns:— 7. Almighty Sovereign of the skies . National Thanksgiving. 8. Swell the anthem, raise the song . National Thanksgiving. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Robert Lowe Fletcher

Person Name: R. L. F. Hymnal Number: 10 Author (Chorus) of "Firmly Stand" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 19th Century "Robert Lowe Fletcher, the composer, will be at the South Avenue Congregational Church to-morrow, In the morning he will speak on 'The Conservative Life" and at night he will conduct an old-fashioned gospel singing service, when he will use some of his own compositions. Mr. Fletcher will ask the audience to assist him in the singing. Mr. Fletcher is an interesting person, and it is expected that he will attract a large number of strangers to the South Avenue Church." --from The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, 26 November 1910