Hymn Writers Biographies

Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, comedian, minister, and one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary Southern …

Short Name: Martin Luther Full Name: Luther, Martin Birth Year: 1483 Death Year: 1546 Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany. …

Short Name: Matt Boswell Full Name: Boswell, Matt Birth Year: Not publicly stated in records Death Year: — Matt Boswell is an American pastor, hymn …

Michael Arnold Perry (1942–1996) was a British Anglican clergyman, hymn writer, editor, and one of the leading contemporary hymn writers in the English‑speaking world in …

Short Name: Mrs. C. H. Morris Full Name: Morris, C. H., Mrs. Birth Year: 1862 Death Year: 1929 Lelia N. Morris was born in Pennsville, …

Full Name: Doddridge, Philip Birth Year: 1702 Death Year: 1751 Philip Doddridge was an English Nonconformist minister, educator, and hymn writer of the eighteenth century. …

Philip Paul Bliss (1838–1876), commonly known as P. P. Bliss, was a prominent American gospel hymn writer, composer, and evangelistic singer whose work played a …

Reginald Heber (1783–1826) was an English Anglican bishop, poet, and hymn writer whose texts became influential within the Anglican tradition and beyond. He was born …

Full Name: Hamilton, Ron Birth Year: 1950 Death Year: 2023 Ron Hamilton (born Ronald Allen Hamilton on November 9, 1950, in Indiana, United States) was …

Short Name: Stuart Townend Full Name: Townend, Stuart Birth Year: 1963 Death Year: — Stuart Townend was born in 1963 in West Yorkshire, England. He …

Thomas Andrew Dorsey (1899–1993) was a pioneering American gospel songwriter, pianist, singer, and evangelist widely known as the father of gospel music, a title he …

Birth Year: 1779 Death Year: 1852 Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet, lyricist, and songwriter whose literary work gained wide recognition in the early …