- A
hymnwriter (or hymn writer,
hymnist, hymnodist, hymnographer, etc.) is
someone who
writes the text, music, or both of hymns. In the Judeo-Christian...
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Robert Robinson (27
September 1735 – 9 June 1790) was an
English Dissenter,
influential Baptist and
scholar who made a
lifelong study of the antiquity...
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British hymnist...
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English hymnist and priest...
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Cecil Frances Alexander (April 1818 – 12
October 1895) was an Anglo-Irish
hymnwriter and poet.
Amongst other works, she
wrote "All
Things Bright and Beautiful"...
- John
David Edwards (19
December 1805 – 24
November 1885) was a
Welsh cleric and hymn-tune composer.
Edwards was born in Penderlwyngoch, Gwnnws, in Cardiganshire...
- My Soul", also
known as "When Peace, Like A River", is a hymn
penned by
hymnist Horatio Spafford and
composed by
Philip Bliss.
First published in Gospel...
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intellect and
thorough scriptural knowledge. She is the most
prominent female hymnist in Welsh. Her work is
regarded as a
highlight of
Welsh literature, and...
- John
Newton (/ˈnjuːtən/; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21
December 1807) was an
English evangelical Anglican cleric and
slavery abolitionist. He had previously...
- (hymnos),
which means "a song of praise". A
writer of
hymns is
known as a
hymnist. The
singing or
composition of
hymns is
called hymnody.
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