- A
hymnwriter (or hymn writer, hymnist, hymnodist, hymnographer, etc.) is
someone who
writes the text, music, or both of hymns. In the Judeo-Christian tradition...
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Thomas Kelly (13 July 1769 – 14 May 1855) was an
Irish evangelical,
known as a
Church of
Ireland cleric to 1803, hymn
writer and
founder of the Kellyites...
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Stuart Townend (born 1963) is an
English Christian worship leader and
writer of
hymns and
contemporary worship music. His
songs include "In
Christ Alone"...
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Joseph Summers (1843–1916) was a
musician and composer. He
wrote a
number of
tunes for
Christian hymns,
including "Palmyra",
which is
often ****ociated...
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Thomas Scott (1705–1775) was an
English nonconformist minister,
known as a
writer of hymns. He was a
younger son of
Thomas Scott, an
Independent minister...
- (1 June 1727 – 24
August 1795) was a
Seventh Day
Baptist minister and
hymnwriter. He was born in Exeter, but at the age of 10 his
family moved to London...
- John
Cawood (1775-1852) was an
English clergyman,
known as a
writer of hymns. He was born on 18
March 1775 in Matlock, Derbyshire, the son of
Thomas Cawood...
- post-reformation and only
Jesuit saint. He was one of the
leading 20th
century hymnwriters and
produced two collections: New
Hymns for All
Seasons (1969) and Praise...
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Sally Adams) (22
February 1805 – 14
August 1848) was an
English poet and
hymnwriter. A
selection of
hymns she wrote,
published by
William Johnson Fox, included...
- The
following is a list of
women hymnwriters, in
order of
their year of birth. K****ia the Nun (b. Constantinople, c. 805-810 - d. Casos, 867) Heloise...
