Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts

male, deceased (1748)
Isaac Watts is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750... More
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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

male, deceased (1892)
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, commonly C.H. Spurgeon, (June 19, 1834 - January 31, 1892) was a British Reformed Baptist preacher who remains highly... More
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Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley

male, deceased (1788)
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 - 29 March 1788) was a leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley. Despite their... More
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John Newton

John Newton

male, deceased (1807)
John Newton (July 24, 1725 - December 21, 1807) was an Anglican clergyman who had, at one time, been a slaveship master. He is best known as the... More
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William Cowper

William Cowper

male, deceased (1800)
William Cowper (pronounced Cooper /'ku:pə(r)/) (November 26, 1731 – April 25, 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poe... More
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Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge

male, deceased (1751)
Philip Doddridge (June 26, 1702 - October 26, 1751) was an English Nonconformist leader.
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John Rippon

John Rippon

male, deceased (1836)
John Rippon was an English Baptist minister and in 1787 published an important hymnal, "A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, Intended to Be... More
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Reginald Heber

Reginald Heber

male, deceased (1826)
Reginald Heber (April 21, 1783 - April 3, 1826) was an English bishop, now remembered chiefly as a hymn-writer. Heber was born at Malpas in... More
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Timothy Dudley-Smith

Timothy Dudley-Smith

male, 81 years old
Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 26 December, 1926) is an English hymnwriter and clergyman of the Church of England. Born in Manchester, England, he was... More
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Samuel Stennett

Samuel Stennett

male, deceased (1795)
Samuel Stennett was a Baptist minister and hymnwriter. He was born in Exeter, but at the age of 10 his family moved to London, where his father... More
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