Hymn Writers Biographies

Full Name: Hamilton, Ron Birth Year: 1950 Death Year: 2023 Ron Hamilton (born Ronald Allen Hamilton on November 9, 1950, in Indiana, United States) was …

Short Name: Stuart Townend Full Name: Townend, Stuart Birth Year: 1963 Death Year: — Stuart Townend was born in 1963 in West Yorkshire, England. He …

Thomas Andrew Dorsey (1899–1993) was a pioneering American gospel songwriter, pianist, singer, and evangelist widely known as the father of gospel music, a title he …

Birth Year: 1779 Death Year: 1852 Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet, lyricist, and songwriter whose literary work gained wide recognition in the early …

Short Name: Timothy Dudley‑Smith Full Name: Dudley‑Smith, Timothy, 1926–2024 Birth Year: 1926 Death Year: 2024 Biography: Dudley‑Smith, Timothy was born on 26 December 1926 in …

Traditional English Hymns Short Name: Traditional English Full Name: Traditional English Hymns Group Traditional English Hymns is a cataloging designation used in hymnals and hymn …

Full Name: Traditional English Carol (Anonymous) Origin: England Date Range: Medieval period through the early modern era Authorship: Anonymous Traditional English carols are Christmas hymns …

Traditional English hymns refer to congregational songs that developed primarily in England from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries and that continue to shape Christian …

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Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. 530–609) was a pivotal figure in early medieval Latin literature and hymnody, serving as a bridge between the classical Roman …

Full Name: Martin, W. C. (William Clark) Birth Year: 1864 Death Year: 1914 William Clark Martin was born in 1864 in Hightstown, New Jersey, United …

William Orcutt Cushing was a devoted American minister and prolific hymnwriter, born in Hingham, Massachusetts, on December 31, 1823. Raised in a religious household, he …