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Grace J. Frances

Hymnal Number: 50 Author of "Hallelujah! Jesus Saves Me" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

J. J. Maxfield

1801 - 1900 Person Name: Dr. J. J. Maxfield Hymnal Number: 68 Author of "I Will Tell the Precious Story" in The Gospel Choir No. 2

1821 - 1869 Person Name: Rev. Leonard Swain Hymnal Number: 10 Author of "Firmly Stand" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Swain, Leonard, D.D., was born at Concord, New Haven, Feb. 26, 1821, and educated at Dartmouth College and Andover. In 1847 he became a Congregational minister at Nashua, New Haven; and in 1852 of Central Church, Providence, Rhode Island. He died July 14, 1869. His hymns, "My soul, it is thy God" (The Christian Race), and "My soul, weigh not thy life" (The Good Fight of Faith), appeared anonymously in The Sabbath Hymn Book, 1858, and their authorship has only recently been determined. The second hymn is the more widely used of the two. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Lyman G. Cuyler

Hymnal Number: 15 Author of "O Love That Passeth Knowledge" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

H. H. McGranahan

1854 - 1931 Hymnal Number: 12 Composer of "[I will sing the love of Jesus]" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Hugh Henry McGranahan USA 1854-1931. Born at Jamestown, PA, nephew of James McGranahan, gospel hymnist, he studied music under hymnists, George Root, and Horatio Palmer, and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. He married Grace McKinley, and they had two sons: Joseph and James. He became an editor and author. His most widely held publications include: “The juvenile class and concert” (1882,1895), “The choral class book” (1898), “Hymn and Psalm selections compiled” (1914), “Glad praises” (1914), and “Select temperance songs, new and old” (1915). He began his career directing musical institute conventions and later had charge of church choral unions in New York, NY, and Philadelphia, PA. He also headed the music department at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, for five years. After leaving the music field for health reasons, he entered the insurance business in Pittsburgh, PA, where he directed music in the educational department of the Bellefield Presbyterian Church. In 1880 he taught music in South Shenango, PA. In 1914 he was back in Jamestown, PA, where he later died. John Perry

J. J. Lowe

Hymnal Number: 33 Composer of "[Wouldst thou, O weary soul, be blest]" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 John J Lowe. He was a professor who sang duets with his wife at evangelical meetings. One such meeting at Ocean Grove, NJ, was noted (8/10/1891) on the Hymntime website. His name is also associated with Philadelphia, PA, and in conjunction with other gospel song writers of his period in the Philadelphia area. John Perry

Lilla M. Alexander

Hymnal Number: 103 Author of "There Is Never a Day so Dreary" in The Gospel Choir No. 2

T. F. Seward

1835 - 1902 Person Name: Theo. F. Seward Hymnal Number: 45 Composer of "[Praise our Creator and Saviour eternal]" in The Gospel Choir No. 2

Miss M. Lindsay

1827 - 1898 Person Name: Lindsay Hymnal Number: 93 Composer of "[Late, late, so late! and dark the night, and chill!]" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Marie (Mary) Lindsay, born 1927, Wimbledon (UK), married Rev. John Worthington Bliss, died 1898, Betteshanger, Kent