Hymn Writers Biographies
Discover the lives, stories, and spiritual journeys of the authors behind classic hymns and worship songs.
872 writers
872 authors added
1,740 hymns indexed by authors
Top 3:
Bill & Gloria Gaither,
Anonymous,
Traditional English Hymns
E. A. Hoffman
9 hymns
23665 views
Elisha Albright Hoffman (1839–1929) was a highly influential American Presbyterian minister and gospel hymn writer whose work had a profound …
E. E. Hewitt
16 hymns
30528 views
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1851 – 1920) Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia on 28 June 1851, and she became …
E. Edwin Young
1 hymn
3194 views
Full Name: Ensign Edwin Young Birth/Death: 1895–circa 1995 E. Edwin Young was an American hymn writer and author of devotional …
E. H. Plumptre
1 hymn
601 views
Full Name: Edward Hayes Plumptre Birth/Death: 1821–1891 Edward Hayes Plumptre was a distinguished English theologian, biblical scholar, poet, and hymn …
E. M. Bartlett
2 hymns
9082 views
Full Name: Eugene Monroe Bartlett Birth/Death: 1885–1941 Eugene Monroe Bartlett, born December 24, 1885, in Waynesville, Missouri, was a pivotal …
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E. Margaret Clarkson
1 hymn
327 views
Full Name: Edith Margaret Clarkson Birth/Death: 1915–2008 Edith Margaret Clarkson was a Canadian hymn writer and author, born on June …
E. O. Excell
1 hymn
1196 views
Full Name: Edwin Othello Excell Birth/Death: 1851–1921 Edwin Othello Excell was a prominent American composer, publisher, and leader in gospel …
E. S. Elliot
1 hymn
1832 views
Full Name: Emily Steele Elliott Birth/Death: 1836–1897 Emily Steele Elliott was a prominent English hymn writer, born on July 22, …
E. W. Blandly
1 hymn
3041 views
Full Name: Ernest William Blandly Birth/Death: 1849–unknown Ernest William Blandly was a British-born minister and hymn writer who emigrated to …
Earl Marlatt
1 hymn
2003 views
Full Name: Earl Bowman Marlatt Birth/Death: 1892–1976 Earl Bowman Marlatt was an American hymn writer, poet, and scholar, born on …
Eben E. Rexford
2 hymns
1210 views
Full Name: Eben Eugene Rexford Birth/Death: 1848–1916 Eben Eugene Rexford was an American hymn writer, poet, horticulturalist, and editor, born …
Ebenezer Elliott
1 hymn
769 views
Full Name: Ebenezer Elliott Birth/Death: 1781–1849 Ebenezer Elliott, widely remembered as the “Corn Law Rhymer,” was an English poet and …