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Ida Scott Taylor

Hymnal Number: 121 Author of "The Song of My Savior" in Epworth Songs Pseudonymn. See also Crosby, Fanny

1843 - 1918 Hymnal Number: 25 Composer of "[Standing on the Rock of Ages]" in Epworth Songs Charles Clinton Case USA 1843-1918. Born in Linesville, PA, his family moved to Gustavus, OH, when he was four. His father was an accomplished violinist, but a neighbor gave him a small violin when he was nine, and he mastered it before he could read music. At age 16 he went to singing school (without parental consent), borrowing the money from a neighbor. C. A. Bentley, a prominent conductor, was his first vocal music instructor, and William Bradbury's “Jubilee” was the school textbook. For three winters in a row, he attended Bentley's singing school, working his father's farm in the summer. He married Annie Williams. In 1866 he studied music in Boston with B. F. Baker. He also studied under George Root, Horatio Palmer, Philip Bliss, George Webb, and others, hymnwriters in their own right. Soon after, Case began teaching music, and when James McGranahan moved two miles from his home, they became friends. Case wrote and edited a number of Gospel song books in his life. 6 works. John Perry

Alfred Beirly

Person Name: A. Beirly Hymnal Number: 110 Composer of "[Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]" in Epworth Songs Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books: Great Joy!, 1881 Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889 Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889 Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892 Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892 Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892 Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894 Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894 Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896 Beirly’s National Singer, 1898 The Concert Master, 1899 Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892 A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown) The Song Wonder, 1907 A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908 NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm

W. E. Penn

1832 - 1895 Person Name: Rev. W. E. Penn Hymnal Number: 61 Author of "Yes There's Room" in Epworth Songs Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See: Linder, Michael. (1985). William Evander Penn : his contribution to church music (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn. (1896). St. Louis: C. B. Woodward Printing).

Fred S. Shepard

1840 - 1907 Person Name: F. S. Shepherd Hymnal Number: 96 Author of "There Is Music In My Soul" in Epworth Songs

Charles J. Butler

Person Name: Chas. J. Butler Hymnal Number: 45 Author of "O, Rescue Me" in Epworth Songs Charles J Butler USA 1860- Butler, a Methodist, speaks of a voyage he took from his home, Camden, NJ, as a bachelor, to Britain around 1894, stating he roamed around the British Isles for 14 months through Scotland, Ireland, Britain, and Paris, dealing with ship stewards, street urchins, and visiting famous sights. He wrote about his trip in 1901. He later resided in Philadephia and was a salesman and musician. He wrote “Heart Melodies #3” with Charles Bentley (1897). He is possibly the listed secretary of the YMCA in Philadelphia in 1920. John Perry

Henrietta E. Blair

Person Name: H. E. Blair Hymnal Number: 85 Author of "There's a Blessing for Me" in Epworth Songs Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

E. D. Mund

Hymnal Number: 27 Author of "The Tried and True" in Epworth Songs Pseudonymn. See also Lorenz, Edmund S. (Edmund Simon), 1854-1942

W. Warren Bentley

Hymnal Number: 119 Composer of "[I now am so happy in Jesus' love]" in Epworth Songs

Abner P. Cobb

1853 - 1923 Person Name: A. P. Cobb Hymnal Number: 8 Author of "Where the Shepherd Leads I'll Go" in Epworth Songs Born: October 27, 1853, Wooster, Ohio. Died: February 11, 1923. Buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois. Cobb’s family moved to Decatur, Illinois, when he was about 13 years old. As a young man, he worked as a machinist. He graduated from Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois, in 1878, and pastored in Normal, Washburn, Petersburg and Springfield, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Covington, Kentucky; and San Antonio, Texas. He was also an active evangelist, attending meetings in Boston, New York City, Minneapolis, and other major cities. --www.hymntime.com/tch/