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Anne Houlditch Shepherd

1809 - 1857 Hymnal Number: 60 Author of "Singing glory, glory" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Shepherd, Anne, née Houlditch, daughter of the Rev. E. H. Houlditch, sometime Rector of Speen, Berkshire, was born at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Sept. 11, 1809; married to Mr. S. Saville Shepherd in 1843; and died at Blackheath, Kent, Jan. 7, 1857. Her Hymns adapted to the Comprehension of Young Minds were published (3rd ed. 1847 5th ed. 1855), and contained 64 hymns. Of these the following have come into common use:— 1. Around the throne of God in heaven. 2. Glory to Jesus, glory. Praise. 3. Here's a message of love. Invitation. 4. I have read of the Saviour's love. The Love of Christ. 5. See where the gentle Jesus reigns. Jesus, the Children's Friend. Of these hymns the first has by far the widest acceptance, and is found in a large number of children's hymn-books. Her religious novels, Ellen Seymour, 1848; and Reality, 1852, attracted some attention. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

James Cowden Wallace

1793 - 1841 Person Name: James C. Wallace Hymnal Number: 132 Author of "There's not a tint that paints the rose" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Wallace, James Cowden, was born at Dudley, circa 1793. He was brother of the Rev. Robert Wallace (1791-1880), Professor of Theology in Manchester New College, and author of Antitrinitarian Biography. J. C. Wallace was Unitarian minister at Totnes, 1824, and afterwards at Brighton and Wareham. He died at Wareham in 1841. He was a prolific hymnwriter, and contributed various other poetical pieces to the Monthly Repository. In a Selection of Hymns for Unitarian Worship, by R. Wallace, Chesterfield, 1822, there are 13 of his hymns, and in the 2nd edition of the same, 1826, there are 29 more. There are also 10 of his hymns in the Dukinfield Selection of Psalms & Hymns for Christian Worship, 1822 (still in use), and 64 in Beard's Collection of Hymns, 1837. Of these hymns the following are still in common use:— 1. Is there no balm to soften grief? The Efficacy of Prayer (1837). 2. It is not rank, or power, or state. The Universality of the Gospel. 3. There's not a place in earth's vast round. God seen in Everything. 4. Through every clime God's care extends. Divine Care of All. 5. There is an eye that never sleeps. The Divine Helper in Need. [Rev. Valentine D. Davis, B.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ===================== Wallace, James Cowdan, 1793 (?>-184l. Minister at various places in the south of England, finally at Wareham, author of a considerable number of hymns, to be found in his brother Robert's Selection of Hymns for Unitarian Worship, Chesterfield, 1822, enlarged ed., 1826, and in Beard's Collection, 1837. In the Baptist Hymnal is, "There is an eye that never sleeps” (The Divine watchfulness). See "There's not a star whose trembling light.” --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

W. Meynell Whittemore

? - 1894 Person Name: W. M. Whittemore Hymnal Number: 84 Author of "We won't [we'll not] give up the Bible, God's holy book of truth" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Whittemore, William Meynell, Editor of Sunshine, Rector of St. Katherine Cree, London, is the author of "I want to be like Jesus " (Early Piety), in his Infant Altar, 1842; and "We won't give up the Bible" (Holy. Scriptures), 1839. The form of the latter in Snepp's Songs of Grace & Glory, 1872, is a revision by Bp. John Gregg. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Mary Whitwell Hale

1810 - 1862 Hymnal Number: 116 Author of "Welcome, welcome, quiet morning" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Hale, Mary Whitwell, daughter of Eliphalet Hale of Boston, U.S.A., was born at Boston, Jan. 29, 1810. After receiving a good education she devoted herself to educational work in Boston, Taunton, Keene, N. H., and elsewhere. She died Nov. 17, 1862. Her hymn-writing was brought into notice by two hymns, one on "Home," and the second on "Music," which were written for a juvenile concert at the Unitarian Church in Taunton, April 1834. Several of the hymns and poetical pieces which she subsequently wrote were contributed to the Christian Register under the initials "Y. L. E.," the concluding letters of her name. Her Poems were published at Boston in 1840. A few of her hymns also appeared in the Unitarian Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship, commonly known as the Cheshire Collection, in 1844. [American Hymnody, § vii.] Putnam (to whom we are indebted for these details) gives the following of her hymns, with others, in full in his Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith, 1874 : 1. "Praise for the glorious light." Temperance Anniversary. 2. "This day let grateful praise ascend." Sunday. 3. "Whatever dims the sense of truth." A Mother's Counsel. 4. "When in silence o'er the deep." Christmas. These hymns were given in the Cheshire Collection, 1844. Nos. 2 and 3 were taken from her Poems. Some of the other pieces given by Putnam are worthy of attention. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

T. Bilby

1794 - 1872 Person Name: Thomas Bilby Hymnal Number: 74 Author of "The happy meeting" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Bilby, Thomas , son of John Bilby, born at Southampton, April 18, 1794. In 1809 he joined the army, remaining eight years. Subsequently he studied the Infant School System under Buchanan, whose school at Brewer's Green, Westminster, is said to have been the first Infants' School opened in England. In 1825 he obtained the charge of a Training School at Chelsea, where some 500 teachers were instructed in his system. In 1832 he proceeded to the West Indies, where he introduced his system of teaching. On returning to England, he became the parish clerk of St. Mary's, Islington. He died Sept. 24, 1872. He was one of the founders of "The Home and Colonial Infant School Society." Jointly with Mr. R. B. Ridgway he published The Nursery Book,The Infant Teacher's Assistant, 1831-32; and the Book of Quadrupeds , 1838. His hymns appeared in The Infant Teacher's Assistant, the best known of which is, "Here we suffer grief and pain." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

James Grant

? - 1785 Hymnal Number: 169b Author of "Church in Affliction" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Grant, James, born probably in Edinburgh, but date unknown, and d. there on Jan. 1st, 1785. An ironmonger by trade, he carried on his business in West Bow, Edinburgh. From 1746 to 1752 he held several offices of importance in the Town Council of Edinburgh. Amongst several works of benevolence which received his aid the Orphan Hospital in Edinburgh was specially favoured, and to it the profits of the 1st and 2nd ed. of his Hymns, &c, were given. Those hymns and poems were mainly written to popular Scottish melodies, and were published as:— Original Hymns and Poems, written by a Private Christian for his own use, and Published at the earnest desire of Friends, Edinburgh, 1784. (2nd ed., 1820, 3rd a reprint by D. Sedgwick, Lond., 1862.) Of the hymns the best known is "O Zion, afflicted with wave upon wave." (God’s Unchangeable Love.) It appeared as Hymn xvi. in the Original Hymns, &c, 1784, in 7 stanzas of 4 lines, and is found in several modern collections, including the New Congregational Hymn Book, 1859, No. 610, and others. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

W. E. Miller

1766 - 1839 Hymnal Number: 130 Author of "Our souls by [in] love together knit [drawn] [joined]" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings

Mark Trafton

1810 - 1901 Hymnal Number: 158 Author of "The blest ones at home" in The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings Trafton, Mark, a Representative from Mass.; b. in Bangor, Me. (then a district of Mass.), Aug. 1, 1810; ordained pastor of a church in Westfield, Mass.; d. Mar. 8, 1901