17th-c. Starts
Particular Baptist pastor who wrote The Breach Repaired in God’s Worship
Who is Benjamin Keach (1640-1704)?
Congregationalist pastor who argued the Hebrew psalms must be Christianized to be appropriate for worship
Who is Isaac Watts (1674-1748)?
(Collections including Horae Lyricae (1706), Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707), The Psalms of David Imitated (1719), Divine and Moral Songs (1720))
Romantic-era literary hymnist who wrote “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Who is Reginald Heber (1783-1826)?
Chaplain of Winchester College who set the “Doxology” text to the Psalm 134 tune from the Genevan Psalter
Who is Thomas Ken (1637-1711)?
Wrote over 6500 hymns texts and expanded the variety of hymn meters
Who is Charles Wesley (1707-1788)?
Journalist, editor, poet, and hymnist who wrote “Angels, from the Realms of Glory” and ~400 other hymns
Who is James Montgomery (1771-1854)?
The "new" version of metrical psalms first published in England in 1696
What is the Tate & Brady Psalter?
By Nahum Tate (1652–1715) and Nicholas Brady (1659–1726)
Former slave trader who became curate of Olney Church
Who is John Newton (1725-1807)?
Daughter of Anglican priest who wrote “Like a River Glorious” and “Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated”
Who is Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1876)?
Pastor at Pinner's Hall church who wrote hymns for the Lord's Supper and believer's baptism
What is Joseph Stennett (1663-1713)?
Anglican who debated theology with the Wesleys and wrote “Rock of Ages”
Who is Augustus Toplady (1740-1778)?
Anglican organist, clergyman, and deacon who wrote over 300 tunes, including NICEA and MELITA
Who is John Dykes (1823-1876)?
Early English hymnist who wrote devotional lyric poetry, including "Let all the world in every corner sing"
Who is George Herbert (1593-1633)?
Welsh revival hymnist who wrote “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
Who is William Williams (1717-1791)?
English composer famous for operetta but also wrote hymn tunes, including one for “Onward, Christian Soldiers”
Who is Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)?