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Sewall S. Cutting

1813 - 1882 Person Name: S. S. Cutting Hymnal Number: 73 Author of "God of the world! thy glories shine" in The Baptist Hymnal Cutting, Sewell Sylvester, D.D., a Baptist Minister, was born at Windsor, Vermont, Jan. 19, 1813, graduated at the University of Vermont, 1835, and was ordained at Boylston, Massachusetts, 1836. He was pastor at Southbridge, Mass., from 1837 to 1845. Editor of the New York Recorder. 1845-50, and 1853-55; and of the Christian Review, 1850-53, and 1855-68. In 1868 he was appointed Professor of Rhetoric and History at the University, Rochester, N. York, and Secretary of the American Baptist Educational Commission. He died at Brooklyn, Feb. 7, 1882. His Historical Vindication of the Baptists was published in 1858. His hymns in common use include:— 1. Father, we bless the gentle care. The love of God. Appeared in Hymns for the Vestry and Fireside, Boston, 1841. 2. Gracious Saviour, we adore Thee. Holy Baptism. Appeared in Winchell's Additional Hymns, 1832, No. 509 (the author being then but 19); again in the Psalmist, 1843, and others. 3. Great God, Thy glories blaze. Praise to God the Father. Appeared in Linsley and Davis's Select Hymns, 1836-41, No. 514. In the Psalmist, 1843, it was altered to "God of the world, Thy glories shine." This is repeated in several collections, including the Baptist Praise Book, 1871, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In the Baptist Service of Song, 1871, it is given as "God of the world, near and afar," is expanded into 5 stanzas, and is dated 1835. 4. 0 Saviour, I am blind, Lead Thou my way. The True Guide. This hymn, in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, is also by Dr. Cutting. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Abraham Coles

1813 - 1891 Hymnal Number: 507 Author of "All the days" in The Baptist Hymnal Born: December 26, 1813, Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Died: May 3, 1891. Coles graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1835. In 1866, he was president of the New Jersey Medical Society; in 1871, Princeton University awarded him an LLD degree. His works include: Dies Irae (New York, 1859) Stabat Mater Dolorosa, 1865 Stabat Mater Speciosa, 1866 Old Gems in New Settings, 1866 The Microcosm, 1866, 1881 The Evangel in Verse, 1874 The Light of the World, 1884 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Augustus Lucas Hillhouse

1792 - 1859 Person Name: A. L. Hillhouse Hymnal Number: 341 Author of "Trembling before thine awful throne" in The Baptist Hymnal Hillhouse, Augustus Lucas, younger brother of James Hillhouse (commonly known as the poet Hillhouse), was born at New Haven, Connecticut, 1792, and educated at Yale, where he graduated in 1810. For some time he conducted a school in Paris; and died near that city, March 14, 1859. His hymn:— Trembling before Thine awful throne (Joy in the Forgiveness of Sins) was written cir. 1816, and published in the Christian Spectator, New Haven, April, 1822. It is a good hymn, and is in extensive use, but usually in an abbreviated form. The hymn, "Earth has a joy unknown to heaven," found in a few American hymnbooks, begins with st. iii. of this hymn. Original text in Christ in Song, 1870. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Rev. John East

1793 - 1856 Person Name: John East Hymnal Number: 669 Author of "There is a fold whence none can stray" in The Baptist Hymnal East, John, sometime Curate of St. Michael's, Bath, and Rector of Croscombe, Somerset, pub.:— (1) Psalmody for the Churches: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns arranged for Public Worship in the Churches and Chapels throughout the Rectory of Bath, &c, 1838. (2) The Sabbath Harp, a collection of Sacred Poetry, n.d.; and (3) My Saviour; or, Devotional Meditations in Prose and Verse, 3rd ed., 1836. The following hymns by this author have come into common use:— 1. Come unto Me, ye weary, come. Invitation and Response. In his Sabbath Harp, n.d., in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and signed "J. E." 2. Lord of the Soul and its light. The Light of Life. From the Sabbath Harp into a few American hymnals. 3. There is a fold whence none can stray. Heaven. In My Saviour, &c., 3rd ed.; 1836, Meditation, No. 44, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. 4. Where is my faith if I survey! Increase of Faith, desired. Sometimes ascribed to J. East, but not traced to his works. [William T. Brooke] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================= East, J. , p. 318, i. Son of William East of St. Martin's parish, Westminster, born in 1793; St. Edmund's Hall, Ox. 1811-1816; B.A. 1816, M.A. 1819. Rector of Croscombe, Somerset. 1828; Rector of St. Michael's, Bath, 1843. He died c. 1857. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Sarah Slinn

1758 - 1831 Hymnal Number: 596 Author of "Arise in all thy splendor, Lord" in The Baptist Hymnal Slinn, Sarah. In the Gospel Magazine for July 1779 a hymn in 9 stanzas of 4 lines was given beginning "God with us! 0 glorious Name;" headed "Emanuel; or, God with us. By a Lady," and signed "S. S—N." In Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787, st. i. ii. vi. iii. iv. with alterations, and in the order named, were given as No. 174, but without signature. In J. Dobell's New Selection, 1806, the same text is repeated as from Wood's Collection The same text was again repeated to modern hymnbooks, and is that now in common use. From D.Sedgwick's manscripts we find the signature "S. S—N." was filled in as Sarah Slinn by him, but his papers do not furnish any authority for the name, nor for the date of 1777 which he has attached thereto in his manuscript note to Dobell's New Selection. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Pal, Krishnu

1764 - 1822 Person Name: Krishnu Pal, 1764 - 1822 Hymnal Number: 445 Author of "O thou, my soul, forget no more" in The Baptist Hymnal Krishnu Pal, the first Hindoo who was baptized in Bengal, was born about 1764, and baptized at Serampore by the celebrated Baptist missionary, William Carey, on Dec. 28, 1800. He became a useful Christian minister, and wrote several hymns in the Bengali language. One of these was translated into English by Dr. Marshman in 1801 as "O thou, my soul, forget no more" (Christ the Friend). It was included in the 27th ed. of Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1827, No. 170, Pt. 2, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, in Bickersteth's Christian Psalmody, 1833, in 5 stanzas, and again in later collections, including the Baptist Hymnal, 1879, and others. Krishnu died at Serampore, Aug. 22,1822. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Gurdon Robins

1813 - 1883 Hymnal Number: 668 Author of "There is a land mine eye hath seen" in The Baptist Hymnal Robins, Gurdon, an American bookseller, was born at Hartford, Connecticut, Nov. 7, 1813. Two of his hymns appeared anonymously in The Psalmist (Boston, 1843): (1) "There is a land mine eye hath seen" (Heaven); (2) "When thickly beat the storms of life" (God a Rock). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

John Atkinson

1835 - 1897 Hymnal Number: 679 Author of "By and by" in The Baptist Hymnal Atkinson, John, D.D., born at Deerfield, New Jersey, Sept. 6, 1835, and educated for the Ministry, which he now exercises in the American Methodist Episcopal Church. His very popular hymn, "We shall meet beyond the river," was written in Jan., 1867. It appeared in Bright Jewels (to music composed for it in Feb. 1867 by Hubert P. Main), in 1869, No. 43, in 4 stanzas of 8 lines. From thence both words and music passed into I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 109. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ====================== Atkinson, John. (Deerfield, New Jersey, December 6, 1835--December 8, 1897, Haverstraw, New York). Methodist. Clergyman, with pastorates in Newark and Jersey City, N.J.; Chicago, Illinois; Bay City, Michigan; and Haverstraw, N.Y. A fervent and fiery preacher. Author of several books of sermons, of histories of early American Methodism, and of the widely used hymn "We shall meet beyond the river." --Anastasia Van Burkalow, DNAH Archives

Jean Frederic Oberlin

1740 - 1826 Person Name: J. F. Oberlin Hymnal Number: 444 Author of "O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart" in The Baptist Hymnal

Joshua Marshman

1768 - 1837 Person Name: J. Marshman Hymnal Number: 445 Translator of "O thou, my soul, forget no more" in The Baptist Hymnal Marshman, Joshua, D.D., was born at Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, April 20, 1768, and educated for the Baptist ministry at the College at Bristol. In Oct. 1799 he joined Dr. Carey at Serampore, India. In 1826 he visited England, and returned to India in 1829. He died at Serampore, Dec. 5, 1837. His translation of Krishnu Pal's hymn is noted at p, 633, ii. In his Baptist Hymn Writers, Portland, U.S.A., Dr. Burrage attributes the original hymn, “Hail, precious book divine" (Holy Scripture) to him, but leaves its date and place of publication unnoted. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ==================== In early life he evinced a fondness for books and study. In 1794, he accepted the charge of a school connected with the Broadmead Baptist church, Bristol, and not long after he was baptized, and united with the church. At the same time he entered the theological seminary at Bristol, and devoted himself to the Hebrew, Syriac, and other languages. Becoming interested in Dr. Carey’s work in India, he and his wife, in 1799, offered themselves for missionary service, and sailed May 29, for India. They landed at Serampore October 13, and the mission was established there, Dr. and Mrs. Marshman opening a boarding-school to aid them in the prosecution of their work. In 1806, Dr. Marshman commenced the study of the Chinese language for the purpose of translating the Scriptures into that tongue. In 1814, he published his “Key to the Chinese Language,” and in fifteen years from the time he commenced his study of the language he completed the publication of the first portion of the Scriptures in the Chinese language, consisting of the book of Genesis, the four Gospels, and Paul’s Epistles to the Romans and Corinthians. In 1826, he visited England, and returned in India in 1829…In 1811, Brown University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. Marshman’s works include: Dissertation on the Characters and Sounds of the Chinese Language, 1809 The Works of Confucius, Containing the Original Text, with a Translation, 1811 A Defence of the Deity and Atonement of Jesus Christ, 1822 Sanskrit Grammar, with Henry Carey Bengalee and English Dictionary, with Henry Carey http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/r/s/marshman_j.htm ================= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Marshman