Hymn Writers Biographies

Fred Pratt Green Short Name: Fred Pratt Green Full Name: Green, Fred Pratt Birth Year: 1903 Death Year: 2000 Fred …

H. L. Turner (fl. late 1800s) was a nineteenth-century American hymn lyricist best known for the gospel song “Christ Returneth …

Short Name: Henry Francis Lyte Full Name: Lyte, Henry Francis Birth Year: 1793 Death Year: 1847 Henry Francis Lyte was …

Horatio Gates Spafford (1828–1888) was an American lawyer, Presbyterian church elder, and hymn writer whose personal faith and tragic experiences …

Isaac Watts (1674–1748) was an English pastor, theologian, and hymn writer widely known as the father of English hymnody. Born …

Jim Hill (1930–2018) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and influential figure in twentieth‑century Southern gospel music, best known for …

John Newton (1725–1807) was an English Anglican cleric, hymn writer, and prominent figure in the evangelical movement whose life story …

John R. Rice (1895–1980) was an influential American Baptist evangelist, pastor, hymn writer, and Christian leader best known for founding …

Short Name: Joseph Mohr Full Name: Mohr, Joseph (Josephus Franciscus) Birth Year: 1792 Death Year: 1848 Josephus Franciscus Mohr was …

Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, comedian, minister, and one of the most …

Michael Arnold Perry (1942–1996) was a British Anglican clergyman, hymn writer, editor, and one of the leading contemporary hymn writers …

Philip Paul Bliss (1838–1876), commonly known as P. P. Bliss, was a prominent American gospel hymn writer, composer, and evangelistic …