Hymn Writers Biographies

Sarah Ellen Taylor (1883–1954) was a dedicated twentieth-century educator and hymn writer whose work bridged English and American Protestant traditions. …

Sarah Flower Adams. Source: Wikipedia Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848) was an extraordinarily gifted English poet, dramatist, and hymn writer whose …

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1788–1879) was a towering figure in nineteenth-century American letters, an influential editor, a pioneering advocate for …

The Scottish Psalter is one of the most significant and enduring monuments in the history of Christian worship. Serving as …

Scripture Songs are musical compositions that set verses from the Bible completely verbatim or near-verbatim to melody, and it represent …

Septimus Winner (1827–1902) was a remarkably prolific and versatile American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and music publisher whose secular ballads and …

Seth Sykes (1892–1950) was a prominent Scottish conductor, traveling evangelist, and gospel lyricist who, alongside his wife Bessie, became a …

Shirley Erena Murray (1931–2020) was a world-renowned New Zealand hymn writer whose progressive, inclusive, and deeply compassionate verses made her …

Sidney Lanier (1842–1881) was a highly celebrated nineteenth-century American poet, musician, and literary critic whose complex, musically structured verses earned …

Siegfried August Mahlmann (1771–1826) was a highly celebrated German poet, editor, playwright, and public official whose lyrical works Left a …

Simon Browne (c. 1680–1732) was a prominent English Independent (Congregational) minister, theologian, and hymn writer. A contemporary of Dr. Isaac …

Marak, Simon (1877–1975) Simon Kara Marak was a Garo pastor, schoolteacher, and pioneering missionary who served as an influential leader …