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Emma Leslie Toke

1812 - 1878 Hymnal Number: d900 Author of "Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms]" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Mrs. Toke is the wife of the Rev. Nicholas Toke, Rector of Godington, Ashford, Kent. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872. =========================== Toke, Emma, nèe Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, D.D., Bishop of Kilmore, was born at Holywood, Belfast, Aug. 9, 1812; married to the Rev. Nicholas Toke, Godington Park, Ashford, Kent, in 1837; and died in 1878. Mrs. Toke's early hymns were written in 1851, "at the request of a friend who was collecting for the Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge", and they appeared in the S. P. C. K. Hymns for Public Worship, 1852, as follows:— 1. Glory to Thee, 0 Lord. 2. Lord, of Thy mercy, hear our cry. National Thanksgiving. 3. 0 Lord, in all our trials here. Saints' Days, General. 4. 0 Lord, Thou knowest all the snares. Lent. 5. 0 Thou, to Whose all seeing eye. Annunciation. 6. 0 Thou, Who didst with love untold. St. Thomas. 7. Thou art gone up on high. Ascension. The most popular of these hymns are, "Glory to Thee, O Lord"; "O Lord, Thou knowest all the snares"; and "Thou art gone up on high." These hymns as a whole are simple and pleasing. They seldom rise into passionate fervour, and are weakened in several instances by faulty construction. They have been widely adopted in Great Britain and America. Another series of hymns by Mrs. Toke was contributed to the Sunday School Liturgy . . . and Hymn Book, arranged by the Rev. B. Judd, B.A., Incumbent of St. Mary's, Halifax. Halifax, F. King, 1870. These hymns have failed to attract attention, although in literary merit they fall little short of her earlier efforts. They are:— 8. Jesu! by Whose Almighty Grace. St. Andrew. 9. Lord God, the strength and stay of all. General. 10. Lord of all power and might. General. 11. Lord of light and life. St. Mark. 12. O Father, Whom in truth to know. Saints Philip and James. 13. 0 God of comfort, Thou alone. St. Barnabas. 14. O God of mercy, chill and dark. St. John Evangist 15. O God, the strength and stay of all. General. 16. O God, upon this solemn day. St. Matthias. 17. O Thou, Who didst through heavens, &c. Puri¬fication Blessed Virgin Mary 18. The joyful day at last is come. Easter. 19. This is the day when Jesus Christ. Christmas. 20. Upon this sad and solemn day. Good Friday. 21. We bless Thee, Lord, for that clear light. Conversion St. Paul. In addition to these hymns Mrs. Toke rewrote and expanded some of her earlier compositions. In their new form, however, they are almost unknown. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Abby Hyde

1799 - 1872 Hymnal Number: d26 Author of "And canst thou, sinner, slight" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Hyde, Abby Bradley, was born at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 28, 1799, and married to the Rev. Lavius Hyde, of Salisbury, Mass., Sept. 28, 1818. She died at Andover, April 7, 1872. Her first poem, an Address to Mr. Wolfe, the Jewish missionary, appeared in a New Haven paper in 1822 or 1823, and from it Dr. L. Bacon (q.v.) took two hymns for his Hymns & Sacred Songs for the Monthly Concert, Andover, 1823. Those hymns have merit, but are not now in common use. Asahel Nettleton included 9 pieces by her in his Village Hymns, 1824, and 34 more were given in the revised and enlarged edition of the same, 1851. An additional hymn appeared in Nason's Congregational Hymn Book, 1857. Of those hymns the following are still in common use:— 1. Ah, what can I a sinner do! Lent. From Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, into a few collections. 2. And canst thou, sinner, slight! Grieve not the Spirit. From Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, into a great number of American collections, and a few in Great Britain. 3. Behold the glorious dawning bright. Second Advent. From Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. Limited in use. 4. Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray. Prayer on behalf of children. In Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. A touching hymn, and widely used. 5. Say, sinner, hath a voice within! Exhortation to Repentance. In a letter to Mr. Nason, dated July 10, 1857, Mrs. Hyde says that this hymn "was written down from my lips by a young sister, when I was not able to hold up my head from the pillow." It appeared in Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, and is in extensive use. All Mrs. Hyde's pieces in the Village Hymns are signed "Hyde." [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

George Pope Morris

1802 - 1864 Person Name: George P. Morris Hymnal Number: d776 Author of "Searcher of hearts, from mine erase" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Morris, George, was born in Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1802. In early life he removed to New York, where, in 1822, he became the editor of the New York Mirror magazine. On that magazine, together with The Home Journal, he was associated with N. P. Willis. His works include The Deserted Bride, and Other Poems, 1843; Poems, 1853; American Melodies; and some prose pieces. He is best known as a writer of songs, one of which, "Woodman, spare that tree," is very popular. His hymns, "Man dieth and wasteth away " (Victory over Death"; and "Searcher of hearts! from mine erase", Lent), are in a few American collections, as the Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865, and the Methodist Hymnal, 1878. Mr. Morris died in New York July 6, 1864. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William John Blew

1808 - 1894 Person Name: W. J. Blew Hymnal Number: d835 Author of "The day is past and gone, Great God, we bow to Thee" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Blew, William John, M.A., son of William Blew, born April 13, 1808, and educated at Great Ealing School, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1830, and M.A., 1832. On taking Holy Orders, Mr. Blew was Curate of Nuthurst and Cocking, and St. Anne's, Westminster, and for a time Incumbent of St. John's next Gravesend. Besides translations from Homer (Iliad, bks. i., ii., &c.) and Æschylus (Agamemnon the King), and works on the Book of Common Prayer, including a paraphrase on a translation of the same in Latin, he edited the Breviarium Aherdonense, 1854; and published a pamphlet on Hymns and Hymn Books, 1858; and (with Dr. H. J. Gauntlett) The Church Hymn and Tune Book, 1852, 2nd ed. 1855. Tho hymns in this last work are chiefly translations by Mr. Blew of Latin hymns. They were written from 1845 to 1852, and printed on fly-sheets for the use of his congregation. Many of these translations have come into common use. The following original hymns were also contributed by him to the same work:— 1. Christ in the Father's glory bright. Morning. 2. God's ark is in the field. Evening. The second stanza of this hymn is from Bp. Cosin's Hours, in his Collection of Private Devotions, 1627. 3. Hark, through the dewy morning. Morning. 4. Lord of the golden day. Evening. 5. 0 Lord, Thy wing outspread. Whitsuntide. 6. 0 Thou, Who on Thy sainted quire. Whitsuntide. 7. Sleeper, awake, arise. Epiphany. 8. Sweet Babe, that wrapt in twilight. Epiphany. 9. Ye crowned kings, approach ye. Epiphany. This is written to the tune “Adeste fideles," and might easily be mistaken as a free translation of the "Adeste." Mr. Blew has also translated The Altar Service of the Church of England, in the year 1548, into English. His translations are terse, vigorous, musical, and of great merit. They have been strangely overlooked by the compilers of recent hymn-books. He died Dec. 27, 1894. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Edmund Jones

1722 - 1765 Hymnal Number: d171 Author of "Come, trembling sinner, in whose breast" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Jones, Edmund, son of the Rev. Philip Jones, Cheltenham, was born in 1722, and attended for a time the Baptist College at Bristol. At the age of 19 he began to preach for the Baptist Congregation at Exeter, and two years afterwards he became its pastor. In 1760 he published a volume of Sacred Poems. After a very-useful ministry he died April 15, 1765. From an old manuscript record of the Exeter Baptist Church, it appears that it was under his ministry in the year 1759, that singing was first introduced into that Church as a part of worship. As a hymn-writer he is known chiefly through:— Come, humble sinner, in whose breast. This hymn appeared in Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1181, No. 355, in 1 stanza of 4 lines, and headed, "The successful Resolve—'I will go in unto the King,' Esther iv. 16." It has undergone several changes, including:— 1. "Come, sinner, in whose guilty breast." In the Methodist Free Church Sunday School Hymn Book, 1860. 2. “Come, trembling sinner, in whose breast." This is in a great number of American hymn-books. 3. “Come, weary sinner, in whose breast." Also in American use. Miller, in his Singers & Songs of the Church, 1869, p. 333, attributes this hymn to a Welsh Baptist hymn-writer of Trevecca, and of the same name. Rippon, however, says in the first edition of his Selection that Edmund Jones, the author of No. 333, was pastor of the Baptist Church at Exon, Devon. This decides the matter. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================ Jones, Edmund, p. 605, ii. In The Church Book, by L. W. Bacon, N. Y., 1883, No. 279 begins with stanzas ii. of Jones's hymn, "Come, humble sinner, &c," and begins:—"I'll go to Jesus, though my sin." Also note that in that article the words “author of No. 333," should read "author of No. 355." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

John Dobell

1757 - 1840 Hymnal Number: d604 Author of "Now is the accepted time" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Dobell, John, b. 1757, d. May, 1840, was a port-gauger under the Board of Excise, at Poole, Dorset, and a person of some local note. In 1806 he published:— A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns for Private, Family, and Public Worship (Many Original) from more than two hundred of the best Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, Arranged in alphabetical order; Intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. By John Dobell. Lond., Williams and Smith, 1806. Subsequently this Selection was increased to "More than Eight Hundred" hymns, and the wording of the title-page was changed in several instances. Dobell's account of this work is:— "The hymns here presented to the public I have collected from more than two hundred authors; many of them are taken from Manuscripts which I deemed too valuable to be suffered to remain in obscurity, and some have been supplied by friends. As this work has been the labour of years, and the choice of many thousand hymns, it will, I trust, give satisfaction to the Church of God." Preface, p. iii. In addition to a work on Baptisms,1807, and another on Humanity, 1812, Dobell also published:— The Christian's Golden Treasure; or, Gospel Comfort for Doubting Minds, 1823. This work was in two vols., the first of which contained 124 hymns, several of which were by Dobell. Of this writer's hymns very few are found in modern hymn-books. We have from the 1806 book:—(1) "Come, dearest Lord, and bless this day" (Sunday Morning); (2) "Great Ruler of the earth and skies” (In time of War); (3) "Now is the accepted time," (Invitation) — in common use in Great Britain and America, out of twenty or more. It is not as a hymn-writer, but as a diligent and successful hymnologist, that J. Dobell is best known. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Leonard Swain

1821 - 1869 Hymnal Number: d582 Author of "My soul, weigh not thy life Against thy heavenly" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir 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)

Johann W. Meinhold

1797 - 1851 Person Name: J. W. Meinhold Hymnal Number: d830 Author of "Tender Shepherd, thou hast stilled" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Meinhold, Johann Wilhelm, D.D, son of Georg Wilhelm Meinhold, pastor at Netzelkow on the island of Usedom, was born at Netzelkow, Feb. 27, 1797, and entered the University of Greifswald in 1813. He became rector of the Town School at Usedom in 1820. In 1821 he was appointed pastor of Coserow in Usedom, and, in 1828, of Crummin in Usedom (D.D. from Erlangen in 1840). He finally became, at Easter, 1844, pastor at Behwinkel, near Stargard. He was a staunch Conservative, and after passing through the revolutionary period of 1848, this feeling, coupled with his leaning to Konian Catholicism, made him resign his living in the autumn of 1850. He retired to Charlottenburg, a suburb of Berlin, and died there, Nov. 30, 1851 (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie xxi. 235; MS. from Pastor Schmock of Netzelkow, &c). Meinhold is perhaps best known by his historical romance Maria Schweidler, die Bernsteinhexe (1843), which professed to be taken from an old manuscript and was universally accepted as genuine. His poems appeared in his Gedichte, Leipzig. 1823; Vermehrte Gedichte, Coserow, 1824; Proben Geistlicher Lieder, Stralsund, 1834; Gedichte, Leipzig, 1835, &c.; and also in Knapp's Christoterpe and Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz Meinhold's hymns are of considerable interest. Those translated into English are:— i. Guter Hirt, du hast gestillt. Death of a Child. This beautiful little hymn is in his Gedichte, Leipzig, 1835, vol. i., p. 38, in 3 st. of 6 1., and headed, "Sung in four parts beside the body of my little fifteen months' old son Joannes Ladislaus." (In reply to inquiries addressed to Crummin in January, 1888, Provinzial-Vikar Bahr has kindly informed me that this child was born at Crummin April 16, 1832, died there, of teething, on July 2, and was buried there, July 5, 1833.) It is included in Knapp's Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz, 1837, No. 3411 (1865, No. 2983). Translated as :— Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast still'd. A full and very good translation by Miss Winkworth, in her Lyra Gemanica, 2nd Ser., 1858, p. 122. This has passed, unaltered, into many recent hymnals, as the People's Hymnal, 1867, Hymnary, 1872, Hymnal Companion, 1876, &c.; and in America, into the Presbyterian Hymnal, 1874, Evangelical Hymnal, N. Y., 1880, and others. In the Appendix of 1868 to Hymns Ancient & Modern, it was included as No. 358, with long in st. i., 1. 2, altered to brief, and beginning, "Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled." This form has been followed in the Society for Promoting Chrisian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871, Baptist Hymnal, 1879, &c.; and in America, in the Episcopal Hymnal, 1871, Hymns & Songs of Praise, N.Y., 1874, Laudes Domini, N. Y., 1884, and many others. ii. 0 Bethlehem! 0 Bethlehem! Was ist in dir geschehen. Christmas. This fine hymn is in the Appendix to Knapp's Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz, 1837, p. 837, and in Knapp's Christoterpe, 1838, p. 152, in 7 st. of 7 1. Translated as "0 Bethlehem! 0 Bethlehem!" by Dr. H. Mills, 1845 (1856, p. 272). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Ottiwell Heginbotham

1744 - 1768 Hymnal Number: d94 Author of "Blest Jesus, when my [our] soaring thoughts" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Heginbothom, Ottiwell, born in 1744, and died in 1768, was for a short time the Minister of a Nonconformist congregation at Sudbury, Suffolk. The political and religious disputes which agitated the congregation, in the origin of which he had no part, and which resulted in a secession and the erection of another chapel, so preyed upon his mind, and affected his health, that his pastorate terminated with his death within three years of his appointment. His earliest hymn, "When sickness shakes the languid corse [frame]," was printed in the Christian Magazine, Feb. 1763. In 1791 the Rev. John Mead Ray communicated several of Heginbothom's hymns to the Protestant Magazine; and in the same year, these and others to the number of 25, were published as:— Hymns by the late Rev. Ottiwell Heginbothom of Sudbury, Suffolk. Sudbury, Printed by J. Burket, mdccxciv. These 25 hymns were repeated in J. M Ray's Collection of Hymns from various authors in¬tended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns, 1799, and 12 in Collyer's Collection, 1812. In modern collections in Great Britain and America the following are in common use in addition to those annotated under their respective first lines:— 1. Blest Jesus, when my soaring thoughts. Jesus, most Precious. 2. Come, humble souls; ye mourners come. Good Hope through Grace. 3. Come saints and shout the Saviour's praise. The Second Advent. 4. Come, shout aloud the Father's grace. Praise to God the Father. 6. Father of mercies, God of love. God the Father. 6. God of our life! Thy various praise. New Year. 7. Great God, let all our [my] tuneful powers. New Year. 8. Hark, the loud trumpet of our God. National Fast. 9. Hark, 'tis your heavenly Father's call. A Prayer to be used by the Young. 10. I ask not [honour] wealth, nor pomp, nor power. Wisdom and Knowledge desired. 11. Now let my soul, eternal King. Praise of the Gospel. Sometimes given as "To Thee, my heart, eternal King." 12. See, mighty God, before Thy throne. Fifth of November; a National Hymn. 13. Sweet peace of Conscience, heavenly guest. A good Conscience. 14. To Thee, my Shepherd, and my Lord. The Good Shepherd. 15. Unhappy city, hadst thou known. Christ weeping over Jerusalem. From this the cento, "And can mine eyes without a tear?" is taken. 16. When sickness shakes the languid corse [frame]. Resignation. Printed in the Christian's Magazine, Feb. 1763, and again in Hymns, &c, 1794. 17. Yes, I will bless Thee, O my God. Praise of the Father. The text is often altered. The cento "My soul shall praise Thee, O my God," in the Unitarian Hymn land Tune] Book, &c, Boston, 1868, is from this hymn. Most of these hymns are in Collyer's Collection, 1812. There are also 8 in Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, N.Y., 1872, and 7 in the Songs for the Sanctuary, N.Y., 1865. [William T. Brooke] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

David Dickson

1583 - 1663 Hymnal Number: d664 Author of "O mother dear, Jerusalem" in Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir Dickson, David, the reputed author of "Jerusalem, my happy home," in the form of "O mother dear, Jerusalem," was a Scottish Presbyterian Minister born at Glasgow in 1583, and for some time Professor of Divinity at Glasgow (1610), and then (1650) in the University of Edinburgh. He was deprived of his office at the Restoration for refusing the Oath of Supremacy, and died in 1663. His Life was published by Robert Wodrow in 1726. His connection with the Jerusalem hymn is given under Jerusalem, my happy home, q.v. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)