Hymn Writers Biographies

Alexander Stewart was a hymn writer active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was born in 1843 and died in 1923. Standard …

Short Name: Alfred B. Smith Full Name: Smith, Alfred B. (Alfred Barnerd) Birth Year: 1916 Death Year: 2001 Pseudonym: B. C. Laurelton Alfred B. Smith …

Full Name: Gibbs, Alfred P., 1890–1967 Birth Year: 1890 Death Year: 1967 Alfred P. Gibbs was born in Birmingham, England in 1890 and spent his …

Full Name: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809–1892 Birth Year: 1809 Death Year: 1892 Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6, 1809, at Somersby, Lincolnshire, the …

Alice Pugh is an English‑language hymn writer whose texts have appeared in a variety of Christian hymnals and sacred song collections. Hymnological records do not …

Birth Year: 1808 Death Year: 1896 Allen William Chatfield was born at Chatteris, England, on October 2, 1808. He was educated at Charterhouse School and …

Birth Year: 1812 Death Year: 1884 Amelia Matilda Hull was born at Marpool Hall, Exmouth, circa 1825, daughter of William Thomas Hull. She was an …

Amy Beatrice Carmichael (1867–1951) was an Irish Christian missionary and the founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship in southern India, where she served for more than …

Birth Year: 1942 Death Year: 2015 Andraé Edward Crouch was born on July 1, 1942, in San Francisco, California, and raised in Los Angeles. He …

Andrew Peterson is a contemporary American Christian singer, songwriter, and author known for his theologically rich lyrics and Christ centered storytelling. He is especially recognized …

Short Name: Andrew Reed Full Name: Reed, Andrew Birth Year: 1787 Death Year: 1862 Andrew Reed, D.D., was an English Congregational minister, philanthropist, and hymn …

Andries Van Tonder (1882–1955) served as an elder in the Judith Church and was involved in South African hymnody during the first half of the …