Hymn Writers Biographies

Discover the lives, stories, and spiritual journeys of the authors behind classic hymns and worship songs.

869 writers 869 authors added 1,734 hymns indexed by authors Top 3: Bill & Gloria Gaither, Anonymous, Traditional English Hymns
Stopford A. Brooke

Stopford A. Brooke

1 hymn 340 views
Stopford Augustus Brooke (1832–1916) was an Irish-born divine, man of letters, and chaplain to Queen Victoria whose theological journey led …
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Stuart Hamblen

Stuart Hamblen

3 hymns 10895 views
Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989), born Carl Stuart Hamblen, was a towering figure in American media who seamlessly pivoted from being radio’s …
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Stuart Townend

Stuart Townend

21 hymns 37084 views
Short Name: Stuart Townend Full Name: Townend, Stuart Birth Year: 1963 Death Year: — Stuart Townend was born in 1963 …
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Susan H. Peterson

Susan H. Peterson

1 hymn 488 views
Susan H. Peterson (1950–2004) was an American mathematician, Christian missiologist, editor, and prolific modern hymn writer. Blending an analytical educational …
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Susan Warner

Susan Warner

1 hymn 1918 views
Susan Bogert Warner (1819–1885) was an extraordinarily popular 19th-century American evangelical novelist, children’s writer, and hymn writer. Writing under the …
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Susanna Harrison

Susanna Harrison

1 hymn 923 views
Susannah Harrison (1752–1784) was an 18th-century English domestic servant, self-taught poet, and hymn writer. Destitute, uneducated, and bedridden with a …
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Sydney Carter

Sydney Carter

1 hymn 837 views
Sydney Bertram Carter (1915–2004) was an English poet, lyricist, folk musician, and radical hymn writer. A central figure in the …
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The New Metrical Version of the Psalms

The New Metrical Version of the Psalms

2 hymns 711 views
The New Metrical Version of the Psalms to one of two major developments in the history of English hymnody: the …
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The Psalter 1912

The Psalter 1912

1 hymn 2509 views
The Psalter (1912) The Psalter (1912) is a historic English-language hymnbook published in the early 20th century as a complete …
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The Venerable Bede

The Venerable Bede

1 hymn 901 views
Bede (c. 672–735), universally known as The Venerable Bede, was an English monk, theologian, chronologist, and polymath who spent his …
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Theodore Baker

Theodore Baker

3 hymns 4314 views
Theodore Baker (1851–1934) was an American musicologist, editor, lexicographer, and translator whose foundational scholarship shaped the landscape of music reference. …
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Thomas á Kempis

Thomas á Kempis

1 hymn 829 views
Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 1471) was a Late Medieval German-Dutch canon regular, copyist, and mystic whose work served …
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