- 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...
- The
reformer Martin Luther, a
prolific hymnodist,
regarded music and
especially hymns in
German as
important means for the
development of faith. Luther...
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Luther was a
prolific hymnodist,
authoring hymns such as "Ein
feste Burg ist
unser Gott" ("A
Mighty Fortress...
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March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a
German theologian,
Lutheran minister and
hymnodist.
Gerhardt was born into a middle-class
family at Gräfenhainichen, a small...
- Lyte (1 June 1793 – 20
November 1847) was a
Scottish Anglican divine,
hymnodist and poet.
Henry Francis Lyte was the
second son of
Thomas and Anna Maria...
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writing in Gr****
Venantius Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600),
Latin poet and
hymnodist from
Northern Italy Myrddin Wyllt (later 6th century?), semi- (or wholly)...
- The Rev. John
Ellerton (16
December 1826 – 15 June 1893) was a
hymnodist and hymnologist. He was born in Clerkenwell, Middle****, England, to
George Ellerton...
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Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer. He is most
widely recognized as a
hymnodist.
Philipp Nicolai was born at
Mengeringhausen in Waldeck,
where his father...
- Jr. (October 28, 1820 –
August 14, 1891) was an
American clergyman and
hymnodist, most
famous for
composing the song "We
Three Kings of
Orient Are" in...
