Hymn Writers Biographies
Discover the lives, stories, and spiritual journeys of the authors behind classic hymns and worship songs.
931 writers
931 authors added
1,818 hymns indexed by authors
Top 3:
Bill & Gloria Gaither,
Anonymous,
Traditional English Hymns
Edgar Lindsey Maxwell
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edgar L. Maxwell Birth/Death: 1878–1940 Edgar L. Maxwell was an American hymn writer and translator whose work played …
Edgar Page
2 hymns
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Full Name: Edgar Page Stites (used Edgar Page) Birth/Death: 1836–1921 Edgar Page, born Edgar Page Stites in 1836, was an …
Edith Gilling Cherry
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edith Adeline Gilling Cherry Birth/Death: 1872–1897 Edith G. Cherry was a remarkably gifted British hymn writer and poet …
Edith McNeill
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edith McNeill Birth/Death: 1920–2014 Edith McNeill was an American composer and devoted member of the Church of the …
Edmond Budry
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edmond Louis Budry Birth/Death: 1854–1932 Edmond Budry was a Swiss hymn writer whose life spanned the late nineteenth …
Edmund H. Sears
2 hymns
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Full Name: Edmund Hamilton Sears Birth/Death: 1810–1876 Edmund Hamilton Sears was an American Unitarian minister and hymn writer, born April …
Edmund Jones
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edmund Jones Birth/Death: 1722–1765 Edmund Jones was an 18th-century Baptist minister and hymn writer, born in 1722 as …
Edna Dow Cheney
1 hymn
596 views
Full Name: Ednah Dow Cheney Birth/Death: 1824–1904 Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney was an American writer, reformer, and philanthropist, born on …
Edna Randolph Worrell
2 hymns
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Full Name: Edna Randolph Worrell Birth/Death: Information not available Edna Randolph Worrell was an American hymn writer whose work is …
Edward Caswall
4 hymns
8538 views
Full Name: Edward Caswall Birth/Death: 1814–1878 Edward Caswall was an English clergyman, poet, and hymn writer, born in Yately, Hampshire, …
Edward H. Joy
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edward Henry Joy Birth/Death: 1871–1949 Edward H. Joy was born on November 16, 1871, in Canterbury, Kent, England. …
Edward H. Plumptre
1 hymn
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Full Name: Edward Hayes Plumptre Birth/Death: 1821–1891 Edward Hayes Plumptre was born in London, England, on August 6, 1821. He …