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Anna S. Dober

1713 - 1739 Person Name: Anna Schendlerin Author of "Süßer Heiland, Deine Gnade" in Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) Dober, Anna, née Schindler, was born April 9, 1713, at Kunewald, near Fulnek, Moravia. She went to Herrnhut in 1725, and in 1730 joined her friend and townswoman, Anna Nitschmann (q.v.), in forming the "Jungfrauenbund" (i. Cor, vii. 32-34, Rev. xiv. 4) of the unmarried sisters at Herrnhut. On July 13, 1737, she became the wife of L. J. Dober (consecrated Bishop, 1742, died at Herrnhut, 1766), then General Elder of the Moravian Church. After assisting him in his labours for the conversion of the Jews at Amsterdam, she died at Marienborn, near Budingen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Dec. 12, 1739 (Koch, vi. 324). A faithful and gifted servant of Christ, she was the author of numerous hymns, full of personal devotion to her Lord, and of deep trust in Him; which passed into the Moravian collections, that of 1778 containing 18 by her. Of one written May 26, 1735, beginning "Süsser Heiland deiner Gnade" [No. 1023 in Appendix ii. to the Herrnhut Gesang-Buch, 1735, in 13 stanzas of 4 lines, and translated as "Far greater than one thought or could suppose," as No. 64 in pt. ii. of the Moravian Hymn Book, 1754; stanzas iv.-xiii. already as No. 25 in 1742], Koch says stanzas iv., v. have become almost a Confession of Faith among the Moravians. The only one of her hymns which has passed into use outside the Moravian hymn-books is:— Du heiliges Kind. [The Lamb of God.] 1st published in Appendix iii. to the Herrnhut Gesang-Buch 1735, No. 1046, in 10 stanzas of 5 1. In the Brüder Gesang-Buch, 1778, No. 368, stanzas viii. was omitted. The only translation in common use is:— Holy Lamb, who Thee receive, a free translation in 8 stanzas of 4 lines, by J. Wesley, in Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1740 (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. i. p. 280). Thence in full as No. 39 in the Moravian Hymn Book 1742, but abridged and altered in later editions. In 1801, No. 274, is stanzas i.-iv. from the 1789, which begins, "Lamb of God, who Thee receive,” and stanzas vi.-vii. rewritten from Wesley's stanzas v.-viii. (1886, No. 308). Stanzas i.-iv. of this 1801 arrangement are in Montgomery's Christian Psalmist, 1825, and Elliott's Psalms & Hymns, 1835. The original form was given in full as No. 28 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1753, and repeated as No. 340 in the Wesleyan Hymn Book 1780 (ed. 1875, No. 350). Stanzas i., iii.-v., viii., slightly altered, were adopted as No. 78 in Mercer's Church Psalm and Hymn Book, 1855 (Ox. ed., 1864, No. 373). Other centos are found in the New Congregational Hymn Book, 1859; Psalmist, 1878, and in America in the Meth. Episcopal Hymns, 1849; the Baptist Service of Song, 1871; Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872, &c. Other forms in common use are: — 1. Blessed Lord, who Thee receive, stanzas 1, 3, 4, 8, altered as in the Rugby School Hymn Book 1850-1876; Kennedy, 1863, and others. 2. Father, they who Thee receive, stanzas 1, 3, 4, 8, in Hedge and Huntington's Collection, Boston, U. S., 1853; and the Plymouth Collection, 1855. 3. Holy Lord, who Thee receive , stanzas 1, 3, 4, 8, in the Irish Church Hymnal, 1869-73. 4. Lamb of God, who Thee receive, stanzas 1, 3, 4, of Wesley altered, and two stanzas based on Wesley's 5, 8, in Bickersteth's Christian Psalmody, 1833. Another translation is, "Child born without sin," in full, as No. 189 in the Appendix, of 1743, to the Moravian Hymn Book, 1742. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Conrad Herman Louis Schuette

1843 - 1926 Person Name: Rev. C. H. L. Schuette, D. D. Author of "Heav'nly Father, Thou hast given " in Evangelical Lutheran hymnal Schuette, Conrad Herman Louis, was born at Vurrel. Hannover, Germany, June 17, 1843, and in 1873 became a Professor in the Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. He contributed 5 original hymns and several translations from the German to the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal Columbus, Ohio, 1880, under the signature of "C. H. L. S." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Esther Wiglesworth

1827 - 1904 Person Name: Esther A. Wiglesworth Author of "Father, look upon Thy children" in Hymnal Amore Dei Wiglesworth, Esther, daughter of Thomas Wiglesworth, was born at 6 Bruce Terrace, Tottenham, Middlesex, in 1827, and is now (1891) Matron of the Magdalen Asylum, Streatham. She has composed a large number of small poetical works, and has contributed numerous hymns and poems to the periodical press. The works from which most of her hymns in common use are taken, are: Verses for the Sundays and Holidays of the Christian Seasons, 1863; (2) Verses for Christian Children, 1871; (3) Hymns for the Feasts, and other Verses, 1878; (4) Songs of Perseverance, 1885, &c. These hymns in common use include:— 1. Almighty Father, God of love. Morning. 2. Father, look upon Thy children. Confirmation. 3. God chooseth out the place. God the Guide. 4. God sets a still small voice. Conscience. 5. How beautiful is earth. Heaven. 6. Little children, Advent bids you. Advent. 7. O Fount of life and beauty. St. Barnabas. 8. Thou Who with dying lips For Orphans. 9. When we in holy worship. Divine Worship. Miss Wiglesworth's hymns are admirably suited, through their simplicity and tenderness, for the use of children. She d. Oct. 31, 1904. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Ambrose M. Schmidt

1857 - 1937 Person Name: Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt, D.D. Author of "Take, Oh, Take Me, Holy Father!" in The Church School Hymnal

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Translator of "Caridad, Cuán Pura y Santa" in El Himnario

Daniel Borges

b. 1959 Translator of "Fraco Eu Sou, Vê O Senhor" in The Cyber Hymnal Daniel is married, with two daughters and a son, and attends the Independent Baptist Church in Valo Velho, São Paulo Cyber Hymnal

Robert Hawker

1753 - 1827 Person Name: R. Hawker Author of "Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing" in Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy

Samuel Johnson

1822 - 1882 Author of "Onward [onward], though the region" in Sacred Songs For Public Worship Johnson, Samuel, M.A, was born at Salem, Massachusetts, Oct. 10, 1822, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated in Arts in 1842, and in Theology in 1846. In 1853 he formed a Free Church in Lynn, Massachusetts, and remained its pastor to 1870. Although never directly connected with any religious denomination, he was mainly associated in the public mind with the Unitarians. He was joint editor with S. Longfellow (q. v.) of A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion, Boston, 1846; the Supplement to the same, 1848; and Hymns of the Spirit, 1864. His contributions to these collections were less numerous than those by S. Longfellow, but not less meritorious. He died at North Andover, Massachusetts, Feb. 19, 1882. His hymns were thus contributed:— i. To A Book of Hymns, 1846. 1. Father [Saviour] in Thy mysterious presence kneeling. Divine Worship. 2. Go, preach the gospel in my name. Ordination. 3. Lord, once our faith in man no fear could move. In Time of War. 4. O God, Thy children gathered here. Ordination. 5. Onward, Christians, [onward] through the region. Conflict. In the Hymns of the Spirit, 1864, it was altered to "Onward, onward through the region." 6. Thy servants' sandals, Lord, are wet. Ordination. 7. When from Jordan's gleaming wave. Holy Baptism. ii. To the Supplement, 1848. 8. God of the earnest heart. Trust. iii. To the Hymns of the Spirit, 1864. 9. City of God, how broad, how far. The Church the City of God. 10. I bless Thee, Lord, for sorrows sent. Affliction— Perfect through suffering. 11. Life of Ages, richly poured. Inspiration. 12. Strong-souled Reformer, Whose far-seeing faith. Power of Jesus. 13. The Will Divine that woke a waiting time. St. Paul. 14. Thou Whose glad summer yields. Prayer for the Church. 15. To light that shines in stars and souls. Dedication of a Place of Worship. Of these hymns No. 8 was "Written for the Graduating Exercises of the Class of 1846; in Cambridge Divinity Schools ; and No. 10 “Written at the request of Dorothea L. Dix for a collection made by her for the use of an asylum." It is undated. A few only of these hymns are in use in Great Britain. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)