Hymn Writers Biographies

Anna B. Russell Short Name: Anna B. Russell Full Name: Russell, Anna B. Birth Year: 1862 Death Year: 1954 Anna B. Russell was a hymn …

Short Name: Anna W. Waterman Full Name: Waterman, Anna W. Biographical Information: Limited; no detailed biography is available on Hymnary.org or other major hymnological references. …

Birth Year: 1877 Death Year: 1942 Anne S. Murphy was an American hymn writer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although detailed biographical …

Anne Steele Short Name: Anne Steele Full Name: Steele, Anne Birth Year: 1717 Death Year: 1778 Anne Steele was an English Baptist hymn writer and …

Anonymous (Hymn Authors Group) Short Name: Anon. Full Name: Anonymous Anonymous is a placeholder author designation used in hymn catalogs and hymnals when the actual …

Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818–1896) was a prominent American bishop, poet, and hymn writer. Born in Mendham, New Jersey, he was the son of the notable …

Short Name: Augustus Toplady Full Name: Toplady, Augustus, 1740–1778 Birth Year: 1740 Death Year: 1778 Biography: Augustus Montague Toplady was born at Farnham, Surrey, on …

B. B. McKinney (1886–1952), born Baylus Benjamin McKinney on July 22, 1886, in Heflin, Louisiana, was a significant American gospel song writer, teacher, singer, and …

Barney Elliott Warren (1867–1951) was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister known for his prolific contribution to gospel song and hymnody. He was born in …

Bill Gaither (born 1936) and Gloria Gaither (born 1942) are American gospel songwriters whose work has had a profound influence on modern Christian music. Raised …

Birth Year: 1955 Bob Kauflin (1955– ) is an American Christian songwriter, worship leader, and author known for his work in contemporary congregational music. He …

Brian A. Wren Short Name: Brian A. Wren Full Name: Wren, Brian A. Birth Year: 1936 Death Year: — Brian A. Wren was born in …