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Is. Smith

1734 - 1805 Person Name: Isaac Smith (1725-1800) Scripture: Psalm 43 Composer of "ARBRIDGE" in Christadelphian Hymn Book Isaac Smith; published "A Collection of Psalm Tunes" about 1770 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

H. Cooke

1788 - 1868 Person Name: Henry Cooke Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Author of "Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise Cooke, Henry, D.D., LL.D., was born at Grillagh, near Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland, May 11, 1788, and was educated at the University of Glasgow. He became pastor of Dueane Presbyterian Church in 1808. After holding other pastorates he was appointed to that of the Presbyterian congregation in May Street, Belfast. He died in Belfast, Dec. 13, 1868. His Life was published by Dr. J. L. Porter, in 1871. The hymn, "Jesus, Shepherd of the Sheep, Who Thy Father's flock," &c. (The Good Shepherd ), in the Canadian Presbyterian Hymn Book, 1880, is by him. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Carl Maria von Weber

1786 - 1826 Person Name: C. M. von Weber, 1786-1826 Scripture: Psalm 43:3 From of "WILMOT" in The Hymnal Carl Maria von Weber; b. 1786, Oldenburg; d. 1826, London Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Fred Walker

Person Name: F. Walker Scripture: Psalm 43:3-5 Composer of "[As the hart panteth after the water brooks]" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes

E. J. Hopkins

1818 - 1901 Scripture: Psalm 43:3-5 Composer of "[As the hart panteth after the water brooks]" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later he became organist at the Church of St. Peter, Islington. In 1841 he became organist at St. Luke’s, Berwick St., Soho. Two Years later he was organist at Temple Church, which had a historic organ (built in 1683). He held this position for 55 years. In 1845 he married Sarah Lovett, and they had four sons and five daughters. He was closely associated with the Bach Society and was organist for the first English performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault publishing “The organ, its history and construction” (3 editions 1855-70-77). In 1864 he was one of the founders of the “College of organists”. In 1882 he received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He composed 30+ hymn tunes and some psalm chants, used by the Church of England. He died in London, England. John Perry

L. O. Sanderson

1901 - 1992 Person Name: L. O. S. Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Author (st. 2) of "Christ Is the Light" in Christian Hymns III See also Vana R. Raye (pseudonym). ================== Lloyd Otis Sanderson was born May 18, 1901 near Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a singing teacher. There were a variety of musical instruments in the home, so all of his children learned to sing and play instruments from early in life. He studied and taught music most of early teens and twenties and then began to serve churches for Churches of Christ. Among Churches of Christ, L.O Sanderson is one of a handful of significant individuals who helped to codify the hymnody of this denomination in the early and mid 20th century. Dozens of his songs remain at the core of this group’s hymnody. As Musical Editor for the Gospel Advocate Company of Nashville during the hymnal heyday of the mid 20th century, Sanderson was responsible not only for the editing of a number of important hymnals, but for helping to shape the church’s song. He composed a number under the pen name of Vana Raye in tribute to his wife. As a composer of both lyrics and music, Sanderson collaborated with a number of individuals, the most notable being his friend, Thomas O. Chisholm, with whom he wrote “Be With Me, Lord,” perhaps his most popular hymn. Dianne Shapiro, from Sanderson's autobiography (http://www.therestorationmovement.com/_states/tennessee/sanderson.htm) and D. J. Bulls

James Quinn

1919 - 2010 Person Name: James Quinn, SJ (1919-) Scripture: Psalm 43 Author of "Day Is Done, But Love Unfailing" in Common Praise (1998) James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company. Sing a New Creation

Amy Grant

b. 1960 Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Author of "Thy Word Is a Lamp" in Voices Together Amy Lee Grant PhD USA 1960-present Born at Augusta, GA, the youngest of four girls, her family moved to Nashville, TN, in 1967. She is the great granddaughter of Nashville philanthropist, A M Burton (founder of Life & Casualty Tower, WLAC Radio, and WLAC TV, and Lillie Burton). The Burtons attended the Nashville Ashwood Church of Christ, as did she. She wrote her first song: ‘Mountain Top’, at Harpeth School, Nashville, an all-girls school where she attended. In 1977 Grant was offered a recording contract before her 16th birthday after a recording studio owner heard her sing on a demo tape. That studio recorded her first 11 albums. She attended Furman U, Greenville, SC, and later Vanderbilt U, Nashville, TN. She held her first ticketed concert while attending Furman in 1978. In 1982 she married Gary Chapman. They had three children: Matthew Garrison, Gloria Mills (Millie), and Sarah Cannon. Chapman wrote the title track for her 2nd album, and they toured together in 1979. In 1980 she transferred to Vanderbilt U. She became a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue her recording career. In 1989 her album released was titled: ‘Never Alone’. Another album in 1982 was titled: ‘Age to Age’. In the mid-80s, she began touring and recording with Michael W Smith, and they developed a strong friendship, sometimes writing songs or contributing vocals to each other’s albums. Grant was also a back-up singer for Bill Gaither. She released her first Christmas album in 1983. NBC noticed and asked her to star in her own Christmas special. She developed a reputation as ‘Queen of Christian Pop. In 1984 her album: ‘Straight Ahead’ was released. She also saw success in 1985 as a contemporary pop singer, and released an album titled: ‘Unguarded’. In 1986 she performed secular music with a number of other artists, including, Peter Cetera, Randy Stonehill, and Art Garfunkel. Her album: ‘The Animals Christmas’ came out, and her first book came out that year titled: Amy Grant’s Heart to Heart Bible Stories’. In 1988 her album: ‘Lead Me On’, containing both Christian and secular music was voted the ‘greatest Contemporary Christian album of all time’. In 1991 she released her album: ‘Heart in Motion’, strictly contemporary pop music. Her famous track, ‘Baby, Baby’ was dedicated to her six-week-old daughter, Millie. To date, it has sold over 5 million copies. In 1992 she released her 2nd Christmas album: ‘Home for Christmas’. Another album followed in 1994: ‘House of Love’. In 1997 she released an album: ‘Behind the Eyes’. In 1999, she released her 3rd Christmas album: ‘A Christmas to Remember’. She and Gary Chapman also divorced that year. In 2000 she remarried to Vince Gill, and they have remained married to date. They have a daughter, Corina Grant from this marriage. In 2001 she won $125,000 on the TV show: ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. That year she also did an audio book titled: ‘The Creation’ (Bible stories for children). In 2002 Grant returned to Christian pop music and released an album of hymns: ‘Legacy.. Hymns and Faith’, a mix of bluegrass and pop music. This was her 25th anniversary in the music industry. Another album in 2003, ‘Simple Things’, was not as successful as earlier releases. In 2005 she released another album: ‘Rock of Ages.. Hymns and Faith’. That year she also hosted a NBC TV show titled ‘Three Wishes’. It featured a team of helpers making wishes come true for small-town residents. It was canceled after its first season due to high production costs. In 2006 she recorded a live CD/DVD titled: ‘Time Again’ at Fort Worth, TX, in Bass Performance Hall. In 2007 she released her book: “Pieces of My Life So Far’ (memories, song lyrics, poetry, and some pictures). In 2007, Grant left Word/Warner and contracted with EMI CMG, who released her regular studio albums as remastered versions. In 2008 she joined a writing team from Compassionart and recorded as a guest vocalist in London. That year she also re-released her 1988 album, ‘Lead Me On’. In 2009 she released an EP with two new songs and some old ones to benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s (EIF) Women’s Cancer Research Fund. In 2010 she released an album titled: ‘Somewhere Down the Road’. In 2012 she received an honorary doctorate degree from Grand Canyon U, Phoenix, AZ, for music performance. That year Grant took part in a campaign called ’30 Songs / 30 Days’ to support the group ‘Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide’. It was a multi-platform media project. That year she also was a guest narrator for Disney’s Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World. She repeated as narrator in 2013 and 2015. In 2013 she released an album: ‘How Mercy Looks from Here’. In 2014 she released an album: ‘In motion: the Remixes’. That year she also had a new single in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month titled: ‘Welcome Yourself’. In 2015 she released a new compilation album: ‘Be still and Know’. In 2016 she released another album: ‘Tennessee Christmas’. It contained old and new music. She and her husband toured the U S and Canada with Christmas concerts, along with Michael W Smith and Jordan Smith. More similar concerts ensued in 2017. In 2020, Grant had an open-heart surgery to repair a congenital heart condition (PAPVR). In 2022 she sustained a concussion, cuts and bruises, requiring hospitalization, after falling from her bicycle while riding near Nashville’s Harpeth Hills Golf Course. Between 1983-2007 Grant received some 22 Dove Awards for music performance; six Grammies; and other awards, including: JCC Young Tennessean (1992); Pax Christi, St Johns U; Harmony, Nashville Symphony (1994); Sarah Cannon Humanitarian; Minnie Pearl Humanitarian; Voice of America; Golden Plate: Academy of Achievement (1996); Nashville Symphony: TN Performing Arts Center; Amy Grant Room for Music & Entertainment at Target House, St Jude’s Children Hospital (1999); Easter Seals Nashvillian of the Year (2001); Gospel Music Hall of Fame: GMA; Summit: Seminar in the Rockies (2003); Amy Grant Performance Platform: Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony Center; Hollywood Walk of fame (a star) (2006); Christian Music Hall of Fame (2007); Class of 1966 Friend of West Point (2008); Number 52 in the Top Female Artists of the Rock Era-1955-2015 (2015); Kennedy Center Honoree (2022). In 2023 she was again honored with a doctorate in Fine Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. The family continues to live in the Nashville, TN, area. John Perry

Michael W. Smith

b. 1957 Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Author of "Thy Word Is a Lamp" in Voices Together

Isaac Watts

1674 - 1748 Person Name: Watts Scripture: Psalm 43 Author of "In times of despondency" in Freedom's Lyre Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary labours. He did not retire from ministerial duties, but preached as often as his delicate health would permit. The number of Watts' publications is very large. His collected works, first published in 1720, embrace sermons, treatises, poems and hymns. His "Horae Lyricae" was published in December, 1705. His "Hymns" appeared in July, 1707. The first hymn he is said to have composed for religious worship, is "Behold the glories of the Lamb," written at the age of twenty. It is as a writer of psalms and hymns that he is everywhere known. Some of his hymns were written to be sung after his sermons, giving expression to the meaning of the text upon which he had preached. Montgomery calls Watts "the greatest name among hymn-writers," and the honour can hardly be disputed. His published hymns number more than eight hundred. Watts died November 25, 1748, and was buried at Bunhill Fields. A monumental statue was erected in Southampton, his native place, and there is also a monument to his memory in the South Choir of Westminster Abbey. "Happy," says the great contemporary champion of Anglican orthodoxy, "will be that reader whose mind is disposed, by his verses or his prose, to imitate him in all but his non-conformity, to copy his benevolence to men, and his reverence to God." ("Memorials of Westminster Abbey," p. 325.) --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872. ================================= Watts, Isaac, D.D. The father of Dr. Watts was a respected Nonconformist, and at the birth of the child, and during its infancy, twice suffered imprisonment for his religious convictions. In his later years he kept a flourishing boarding school at Southampton. Isaac, the eldest of his nine children, was born in that town July 17, 1674. His taste for verse showed itself in early childhood. He was taught Greek, Latin, and Hebrew by Mr. Pinhorn, rector of All Saints, and headmaster of the Grammar School, in Southampton. The splendid promise of the boy induced a physician of the town and other friends to offer him an education at one of the Universities for eventual ordination in the Church of England: but this he refused; and entered a Nonconformist Academy at Stoke Newington in 1690, under the care of Mr. Thomas Rowe, the pastor of the Independent congregation at Girdlers' Hall. Of this congregation he became a member in 1693. Leaving the Academy at the age of twenty, he spent two years at home; and it was then that the bulk of the Hymns and Spiritual Songs (published 1707-9) were written, and sung from manuscripts in the Southampton Chapel. The hymn "Behold the glories of the Lamb" is said to have been the first he composed, and written as an attempt to raise the standard of praise. In answer to requests, others succeeded. The hymn "There is a land of pure delight" is said to have been suggested by the view across Southampton Water. The next six years of Watts's life were again spent at Stoke Newington, in the post of tutor to the son of an eminent Puritan, Sir John Hartopp; and to the intense study of these years must be traced the accumulation of the theological and philosophical materials which he published subsequently, and also the life-long enfeeblement of his constitution. Watts preached his first sermon when he was twenty-four years old. In the next three years he preached frequently; and in 1702 was ordained pastor of the eminent Independent congregation in Mark Lane, over which Caryl and Dr. John Owen had presided, and which numbered Mrs. Bendish, Cromwell's granddaughter, Charles Fleetwood, Charles Desborough, Sir John Hartopp, Lady Haversham, and other distinguished Independents among its members. In this year he removed to the house of Mr. Hollis in the Minories. His health began to fail in the following year, and Mr. Samuel Price was appointed as his assistant in the ministry. In 1712 a fever shattered his constitution, and Mr. Price was then appointed co-pastor of the congregation which had in the meantime removed to a new chapel in Bury Street. It was at this period that he became the guest of Sir Thomas Abney, under whose roof, and after his death (1722) that of his widow, he remained for the rest of his suffering life; residing for the longer portion of these thirty-six years principally at the beautiful country seat of Theobalds in Herts, and for the last thirteen years at Stoke Newington. His degree of D.D. was bestowed on him in 1728, unsolicited, by the University of Edinburgh. His infirmities increased on him up to the peaceful close of his sufferings, Nov. 25, 1748. He was buried in the Puritan restingplace at Bunhill Fields, but a monument was erected to him in Westminster Abbey. His learning and piety, gentleness and largeness of heart have earned him the title of the Melanchthon of his day. Among his friends, churchmen like Bishop Gibson are ranked with Nonconformists such as Doddridge. His theological as well as philosophical fame was considerable. His Speculations on the Human Nature of the Logos, as a contribution to the great controversy on the Holy Trinity, brought on him a charge of Arian opinions. His work on The Improvement of the Mind, published in 1741, is eulogised by Johnson. His Logic was still a valued textbook at Oxford within living memory. The World to Come, published in 1745, was once a favourite devotional work, parts of it being translated into several languages. His Catechisms, Scripture History (1732), as well as The Divine and Moral Songs (1715), were the most popular text-books for religious education fifty years ago. The Hymns and Spiritual Songs were published in 1707-9, though written earlier. The Horae Lyricae, which contains hymns interspersed among the poems, appeared in 1706-9. Some hymns were also appended at the close of the several Sermons preached in London, published in 1721-24. The Psalms were published in 1719. The earliest life of Watts is that by his friend Dr. Gibbons. Johnson has included him in his Lives of the Poets; and Southey has echoed Johnson's warm eulogy. The most interesting modern life is Isaac Watts: his Life and Writings, by E. Paxton Hood. [Rev. H. Leigh Bennett, M.A.] A large mass of Dr. Watts's hymns and paraphrases of the Psalms have no personal history beyond the date of their publication. These we have grouped together here and shall preface the list with the books from which they are taken. (l) Horae Lyricae. Poems chiefly of the Lyric kind. In Three Books Sacred: i.To Devotion and Piety; ii. To Virtue, Honour, and Friendship; iii. To the Memory of the Dead. By I. Watts, 1706. Second edition, 1709. (2) Hymns and Spiritual Songs. In Three Books: i. Collected from the Scriptures; ii. Composed on Divine Subjects; iii. Prepared for the Lord's Supper. By I. Watts, 1707. This contained in Bk i. 78 hymns; Bk. ii. 110; Bk. iii. 22, and 12 doxologies. In the 2nd edition published in 1709, Bk. i. was increased to 150; Bk. ii. to 170; Bk. iii. to 25 and 15 doxologies. (3) Divine and Moral Songs for the Use of Children. By I. Watts, London, 1715. (4) The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, And apply'd to the Christian State and Worship. By I. Watts. London: Printed by J. Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, &c, 1719. (5) Sermons with hymns appended thereto, vol. i., 1721; ii., 1723; iii. 1727. In the 5th ed. of the Sermons the three volumes, in duodecimo, were reduced to two, in octavo. (6) Reliquiae Juveniles: Miscellaneous Thoughts in Prose and Verse, on Natural, Moral, and Divine Subjects; Written chiefly in Younger Years. By I. Watts, D.D., London, 1734. (7) Remnants of Time. London, 1736. 454 Hymns and Versions of the Psalms, in addition to the centos are all in common use at the present time. --Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================================== Watts, I. , p. 1241, ii. Nearly 100 hymns, additional to those already annotated, are given in some minor hymn-books. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================= Watts, I. , p. 1236, i. At the time of the publication of this Dictionary in 1892, every copy of the 1707 edition of Watts's Hymns and Spiritual Songs was supposed to have perished, and all notes thereon were based upon references which were found in magazines and old collections of hymns and versions of the Psalms. Recently three copies have been recovered, and by a careful examination of one of these we have been able to give some of the results in the revision of pp. 1-1597, and the rest we now subjoin. i. Hymns in the 1709 ed. of Hymns and Spiritual Songs which previously appeared in the 1707 edition of the same book, but are not so noted in the 1st ed. of this Dictionary:— On pp. 1237, L-1239, ii., Nos. 18, 33, 42, 43, 47, 48, 60, 56, 58, 59, 63, 75, 82, 83, 84, 85, 93, 96, 99, 102, 104, 105, 113, 115, 116, 123, 124, 134, 137, 139, 146, 147, 148, 149, 162, 166, 174, 180, 181, 182, 188, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 197, 200, 202. ii. Versions of the Psalms in his Psalms of David, 1719, which previously appeared in his Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707:— On pp. 1239, U.-1241, i., Nos. 241, 288, 304, 313, 314, 317, 410, 441. iii. Additional not noted in the revision:— 1. My soul, how lovely is the place; p. 1240, ii. 332. This version of Ps. lxiv. first appeared in the 1707 edition of Hymns & Spiritual Songs, as "Ye saints, how lovely is the place." 2. Shine, mighty God, on Britain shine; p. 1055, ii. In the 1707 edition of Hymns & Spiritual Songs, Bk. i., No. 35, and again in his Psalms of David, 1719. 3. Sing to the Lord with [cheerful] joyful voice, p. 1059, ii. This version of Ps. c. is No. 43 in the Hymns & Spiritual Songs, 1707, Bk. i., from which it passed into the Ps. of David, 1719. A careful collation of the earliest editions of Watts's Horae Lyricae shows that Nos. 1, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, p. 1237, i., are in the 1706 ed., and that the rest were added in 1709. Of the remaining hymns, Nos. 91 appeared in his Sermons, vol. ii., 1723, and No. 196 in Sermons, vol. i., 1721. No. 199 was added after Watts's death. It must be noted also that the original title of what is usually known as Divine and Moral Songs was Divine Songs only. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) =========== See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church