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John Donne

1573 - 1631 Person Name: John Donne, 1573-1631 Author of "Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun" in The Hymnal 1982 Donne, John, D.D., born in London, 1573, and educated as a Roman Catholic, but at the age of nineteen he embraced Anglicanism. He acted for some time as Secretary to Lord Chancellor Ellesmere. At the desire of King James he took Holy Orders, and rising to great fame as a preacher, had the offer of fourteen livings during the first year of his ministry. He was chosen, in 1617, preacher at Lincoln's Inn. In 1621 he became Dean of St. Paul's, and soon afterwards Vicar of St. Dunstan's in the West. Died in 1631, and was buried in St. Paul's. His work as a Poet and Divine is set forth by I. Walton in his Lives, He was the author of the plaintive hymn, "Wilt Thou forgive," &c. (q. v.). Donne's Poems (1633) have been recently edited in an admirable manner by the Rev. Dr. Grosart in his Fuller Worthies Library, where for the first time is printed a full and complete edition of the Poems. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Elizabeth Poston

1905 - 1987 Person Name: Elizabeth Poston, b. 1905 Harmonizer of "DONNE" in The Hymnal 1982 Elizabeth Poston (24 October 1905 – 18 March 1987) was an English composer, pianist, and writer. See more in: Wikipedia

Roy Frederic Kehl

1935 - 2011 Person Name: R. F. Kehl, b. 1935 Composer (inner voices) of "DONNE" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Born in St. Louis, Missouri, November 22, 1935. Died in Evanston, Illinois, February 12, 2011. A renowned organist and philanthropist, he served on the Hymn Music Committee during the compilation and editing of the Episcopal Church's Hymnal 1982. Obituary, Chicago Tribune

John Hilton

1599 - 1657 Person Name: John Hilton, 1599-1657 Composer (melody and bass) of "DONNE" in The Hymnal 1982

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