- 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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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...
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British hymnist...
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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"...
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English hymnist and priest...
- 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...
- John
Francis Wade (1
January 1711 – 16
August 1786) was an
English hymnist who is
usually credited with
writing and
composing the hymn "Adeste Fideles"...
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English Christmas carol. It was
written in 1719 by the
English minister and
hymnist Isaac Watts. The
carol is
usually sung to the
American composer Lowell...
- John
Henry Hopkins Jr. (October 28, 1820 –
August 14, 1891) was an
American clergyman and hymnodist, most
famous for
composing the song "We
Three Kings...
