Hymn Writers Biographies

Elmer Cole was a distinguished figure in the world of Southern Gospel music, best known for his profound contributions as …

Elton Menno Roth was born in 1891 and pursued a life dedicated to Christian music and education. He attended the …

Elvina Mable Hall was born in Alexandria, Virginia, around 1820. She married first to Richard Hall and later, in 1885, …

Ellwood Haines Stokes was an influential American hymn writer and religious leader. He served as president of the Ocean Grove …

Emily R. Brink (Emily Ruth Brink, born 1940) is a respected American scholar, hymnologist, and leader in Christian worship renewal. …

Erastus Johnson (1826–1909) was an American lay religious worker, hymn writer, and man of remarkably varied life experience. He was …

Erdmann Neumeister (1671–1756) was a German Lutheran pastor, hymn writer, and influential figure in early church music and hymnology. He …

Erik Routley (1917–1982) was an English Congregational minister, theologian, musician, and one of the most influential hymnologists of the twentieth …

Ernest A. Payne (1902–1980) was a prominent British Baptist leader, theologian, and hymn contributor who played a significant role in …

Ernest Edwin Ryden (1886–1981) was a distinguished American Lutheran clergyman, hymnologist, and author, widely recognized for his lifelong dedication to …

Ernest Orlando Sellers (1869–1952) was an American hymn writer and composer whose work contributed to early twentieth-century Protestant hymnody. Although …

Ernest Warburton Shurtleff (1862–1917) was an American Congregational minister, poet, and hymn writer, best known for his enduring hymn “Lead …