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Person who writes words, or both words and music, for religious songs
A hymnwriter (or hymn writer, hymnist, hymnodist, hymnographer, etc.) is someone who writes the text, music, or both of hymns. The Christian tradition
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Irish hymn writer and founder of the Kellyites
Thomas Kelly (13 July 1769 – 14 May 1855) was an Irish evangelical, known as a Church of Ireland cleric to 1803, hymn writer and founder of the Kellyites
Thomas_Kelly_(hymn-writer)
British Christian worship leader and songwriter
Stuart Townend (born 1963) is an English Christian worship leader and writer of hymns and contemporary worship music. His songs include "In Christ Alone"
Stuart_Townend_(musician)
Dock, Devon – 9 November 1838, Gloucester) was an English clergyman and hymnwriter. He was the son of Vice-Admiral James Kempthorne (1735–1808). He graduated
John_Kempthorne_(hymnwriter)
English minister and hymnwriter (1727–1795)
1727 – 24 August 1795) was an English Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter. He was born in Exeter, to a family of clergymen. His great-grandfather
Samuel_Stennett
German minister and composer (1650–1680)
Neander (1650 – 31 May 1680) was a German Calvinist teacher, theologian and hymnwriter whose most famous hymn is Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of
Joachim_Neander
American hymn writer and poet (born 1953)
Richard Leach (born in Bangor, Maine in 1953) is an American hymn writer and poet. He received a B.A from Bowdoin College in 1974, and an M.Div. from Princeton
Richard_Leach_(hymnwriter)
English clergyman (1775–1852)
John Cawood (1775-1852) was an English clergyman, known as a writer of hymns. He was born on 18 March 1775 in Matlock, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Cawood
John_Cawood_(hymnwriter)
Welsh hymnwriter
(born Mary Rees in 1796 in Briton Ferry, Wales; died 1875) was a Welsh hymnwriter. Owen was born in 1796 in Ynys-y-Mardy, Briton Ferry, Wales to Daniel
Mary_Owen_(hymnwriter)
Day of the year
poet (born 1805) 1866 – John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (born 1818) 1881 – James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded
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English nonconformist minister
Thomas Scott (1705 – 7 November 1775) was an English nonconformist minister and a writer of hymns. He was a younger son of Thomas Scott, an Independent
Thomas_Scott_(hymnwriter)
The following is a list of women hymnwriters, in order of their year of birth. Kassia the Nun (b. Constantinople, c. 805-810 - d. Casos, 867) Heloise
List_of_women_hymnwriters
British hymnwriter
British hymnwriter
Christopher_Idle_(hymnwriter)
English poet and hymnwriter (1805–1848)
Sally Adams) (22 February 1805 – 14 August 1848) was an English poet and hymnwriter. A selection of hymns she wrote, published by William Johnson Fox, included
Sarah_Fuller_Flower_Adams
Elizabeth Parson (née Rooker; 5 June 1812 – 6 May 1873) was a British hymn writer. Elizabeth Parson was born in Tavistock to Reverend William and Elizabeth
Elizabeth_Parson
Hymn by Martin Luther
best known hymns by the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnwriter. Luther wrote the words and composed the hymn tune between 1527 and 1529
A_Mighty_Fortress_Is_Our_God
American minister, author, and hymnwriter (1883–1918)
November 1, 1918) was an American Congregationalist minister, author, and hymnwriter. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, on August 19, 1883, Howard Arnold Walter
Howard_Walter
British hymnwriter (1919–2010)
post-reformation and only Jesuit saint. He was one of the leading 20th century hymnwriters and produced two collections: New Hymns for All Seasons (1969) and Praise
James_Quinn_(Jesuit)
English Congregationalist leader, educator, and hymnwriter (1702–1751)
Nonconformist (specifically, Congregationalist) minister, educator, and hymnwriter. Philip Doddridge was born in London, the last of the twenty children
Philip_Doddridge
Northern Irish Christian singer and songwriter (born 1980)
1980 in Belfast) is a Grammy-nominated Northern Irish Christian artist, hymnwriter, author, and co-founder of the Getty Music organization and foundation
Kristyn_Getty
Anglican priest and hymnwriter (1818–1866)
January 1818 – 6 August 1866) was an English Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter. He worked on and wrote a wide range of holy Christian texts, including
John_Mason_Neale
Welsh hymnwriter
Margaret Thomas (born 1779) was a Welsh hymnwriter. She was born in 1779 in Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire, Wales; her father was William Llwyd. She wrote
Margaret_Thomas_(hymnwriter)
Methodist Protestant Church figure
Ancel Henry Bassett (July 1, 1809 – August 30, 1886) was a Methodist minister, author, editor, and historian who left the Methodist Episcopal Church to
Ancel_Henry_Bassett
English priest, hymnwriter, and theologian (1814–1863)
Faber Cong. Orat. (28 June 1814 – 26 September 1863) was a noted English hymnwriter and theologian, who converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism in 1845
Frederick_William_Faber
American gospel hymn writer (1885–1959)
Nazarene, author, song evangelist, poet, music publisher and prolific hymnwriter, who is estimated to have composed over 4,000 hymns, the most famous being
Haldor_Lillenas
Surname list
Joseph Stennett (1663–1713), English Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter (grandfather of Samuel Stennett) Michelle Stennett (born 1960), American
Stennett_(surname)
English hymnodist (1855–1933)
Mowbray & Co.) Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Henry Draper (hymnwriter). English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Author:William
William Henry Draper (hymnwriter)
William_Henry_Draper_(hymnwriter)
American hymnwriter (1838–1921)
Kirkpatrick (February 27, 1838 – September 20, 1921) was an American hymnwriter and music publisher. He produced and published 91 books of hymns, over
William_J._Kirkpatrick
British clergyman and hymnwriter
British clergyman and hymnwriter
Michael_Perry_(hymnwriter)
Valley in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
It was named after Joachim Neander, a 17th-century German pastor and hymnwriter. Neander is the Graeco-Roman translation of his family name Neumann; both
Neandertal_(valley)
English Congregational minister & hymnwriter (1787-1862)
November 1787 – 25 February 1862) was an English Congregational minister and hymnwriter, who became a prominent philanthropist and social reformer. He was the
Andrew_Reed_(minister)
German lyrical poet and hymnwriter
Simon Dach (29 July 1605 – 15 April 1659) was a German lyrical poet and hymnwriter, born in Memel, Duchy of Prussia (now Klaipėda in Lithuania). Although
Simon_Dach
19th-century American teacher, school founder, hymnwriter
1810 – November 17, 1862) was an American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter of the Romantic era. She was a contributor to The Christian Register.
Mary_Whitwell_Hale
American hymnwriter (1866–1960)
(/ˈtʃɪzəm/ CHIZ-əm; July 29, 1866 – February 29, 1960) was an American hymnwriter, poet, and Methodist minister. Chisholm was born on July 29, 1866, in
Thomas_Chisholm_(songwriter)
American minister and composer (1851–1933)
Charles Albert Tindley (July 7, 1851 – July 26, 1933) was an African-American Methodist minister and gospel music composer. His composition "I'll Overcome
Charles_Albert_Tindley
Albrecht (16 March 1936 ― 21 November 2022) was a German Catholic priest and hymnwriter. He served as vicar general of the Archdiocese of Bamberg. Albrecht was
Alois_Albrecht
Lutheran priest and hymnwriter
Georgius Tranoscius; 9 April 1592 – 29 May 1637), was a Lutheran priest and hymnwriter from the Cieszyn Silesia. Sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody
Jiří_Třanovský
Canadian theologian (1843–1919)
Albert Benjamin Simpson (December 15, 1843 – October 29, 1919), also known as A. B. Simpson, was a Canadian preacher, theologian, author, and founder of
Albert_Benjamin_Simpson
English clergyman and hymnwriter (1806–1874)
Russell (20 March 1806 – 18 November 1874) was an English clergyman and hymnwriter. The elder son of Thomas Russell, he was born at Northampton on 20 March
Arthur_Tozer_Russell
Birgitte Cathrine Boye (March 7, 1742 – October 17, 1824) was a Danish hymnwriter. Birgitte Cathrine Boye was born in Gentofte, Denmark as the oldest child
Birgitte_Cathrine_Boye
Topics referred to by the same term
Joel Blomqvist may refer to: Joël Blomqvist (hymnwriter) (1840–1930), Swedish hymnwriter Joel Blomqvist (ice hockey) (born 2002), Finnish ice hockey player
Joel_Blomqvist
British hymn-writer and poet
Cecil Frances Alexander (April 1818 – 12 October 1895) was an Anglo-Irish hymnwriter and poet. Amongst other works, she wrote "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Cecil_Frances_Alexander
German Protestant clergyman and musician (c.1620–c.1682)
c. 1620 – c. 1682) was a German Protestant minister, church musician, hymnwriter, teacher and editor. He wrote the lyrics of the hymn "Jesu, meiner Seelen
Martin_Janus
Welsh Christian tale
new organisation to supply Wales with Bibles. Together with the Welsh hymnwriter Ann Griffiths (1776–1805), Mary Jones had become a national icon by the
Mary_Jones_and_her_Bible
English Anglican cleric and hymn writer (1740–1778)
Augustus Montague Toplady /ˈtɒpləˌdiː/ (4 November 1740 – 11 August 1778) was an English Anglican cleric and hymn writer. He was a major Calvinist opponent
Augustus_Toplady
French Revolutionary Wars. He was also active as a monastic historian, hymnwriter, and poet. Baptised Martinus at the Church of St Nicholas in Brussels
Beda_Regaus
English clergyman and hymnwriter (1823–1876)
Dykes (10 March 1823 – 22 January 1876) was an English clergyman and hymnwriter. He was born in Hull, England, the fifth child and third son of William
John_Bacchus_Dykes
Victorian Christmas carol
about Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935). In 1853, English hymnwriter John Mason Neale wrote the lyrics in collaboration with his music editor
Good_King_Wenceslas
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Rider during 1961 Robert Corbet Singleton (1810–1881), Irish academic and hymnwriter Robert S. Singleton (born 1933), American engineer and inventor Bobby
Robert_Singleton
Topics referred to by the same term
British suffragette Ellen Oliver Van Fleet (1842–1893), American poet and hymnwriter This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name
Ellen_Oliver
Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568
Albert of Prussia (German: Albrecht von Preussen; 17 May 1490 – 20 March 1568) was a German prince who was the 37th grand master of the Teutonic Knights
Albert,_Duke_of_Prussia
Name list
Taylor (1795–1872), English schoolmistress, poet, children's writer, hymnwriter Emily Vontz (born 2000), German politician Emily Waheneka (1919–2008)
Emily
Swedish teacher, evangelist and hymnwriter
(October 20, 1842 – March 30, 1911) was a Swedish teacher, evangelist and hymnwriter. He came to the United States in 1888 and was a pastor at Evangelical
Nils_Frykman
English hymnwriter and Anglican priest
Francis Pott (29 December 1832 – 26 October 1909) was an English hymnwriter and Anglican priest. He is noted as the author or translator of a number of
Francis_Pott_(hymnwriter)
British poet and hymn-writer (1836–1879)
Havergal (14 December 1836 – 3 June 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter. Take My Life and Let It Be and Thy Life for Me (also known as I Gave
Frances_Ridley_Havergal
British-born American poet and hymnwriter
1708 – June 13, 1776) was an 18th-century British-born American poet and hymnwriter. Prior to 1750, she wrote many hymns with the largest of her known manuscript
Elizabeth_Scott_(hymnwriter)
American musical artist
Gloria Gaither (/ˈɡeɪθər/ GAY-thər; born March 4, 1942) is a Christian singer-songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is married to Bill
Gloria_Gaither
List of former pupils of Eton College, UK
novelist George Butterworth, composer John Macleod Campbell Crum, priest and hymnwriter Thomas Dunhill, composer Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer and conductor
Old_Etonians
Anglican bishop and hymnwriter (1926–2024)
1926 – 12 August 2024) was a bishop of the Church of England and a noted hymnwriter. He wrote around 400 hymns, including "Tell Out, My Soul". Dudley-Smith
Timothy_Dudley-Smith
American poet
Odell; September 2, 1809 – January 23, 1874) was an American poet and hymnwriter. She is chiefly remembered as the author of "The Gate Ajar for Me" and
Lydia_Baxter
Name list
actress Charlotte Alington Barnard (1830–1869), British composer and hymnwriter Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes (1818–1863), American actress and playwright
Charlotte_(given_name)
English hymnwriter (1808-1881)
English hymnwriter Jane Eliza Leeson published several collections of original and translated hymns, including several for children. Her works include
Jane_Eliza_Leeson
Swedish hymnwriter, priest, and writer
Frostenson (23 April 1906 in Loshult, Sweden – 4 April 2006) was a Swedish hymnwriter, priest, and writer. He was a paternal uncle of Katarina Frostenson. He
Anders_Frostenson
American hymnist (1913–1993)
Louise Shropshire (February 15, 1913 – November 26, 1993) was an American composer of hymns. The granddaughter of slaves, Louise Shropshire was born Louise
Louise_Shropshire
Section of Sibelius' Finlandia
("Stille mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen") in 1752 by the Lutheran hymnwriter Catharina von Schlegel (1697–1777) and translated into English in 1855
Finlandia_hymn
English minister & hymnwriter (1663–1713)
July 1713) was an English Seventh Day Baptist minister and influential hymnwriter. He published several books of theological argument and sermons as well
Joseph_Stennett
American LDS Church leader (1915–1985)
Bruce Redd McConkie (July 29, 1915 – April 19, 1985) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bruce_R._McConkie
English hymnwriter
1793 – 19 April 1870) was an Anglican clergyman, writer, composer and hymnwriter, and a publisher of sermons and pamphlets. He was the father of the hymn-writer
William_Henry_Havergal
American theologian, hymnwriter
American theologian, hymnwriter
Joseph_Seiss
Northern Ireland-born minister and author (1912–1987)
April 22, 1987) was an Irish-born American Baptist Christian minister, hymnwriter, professor, author and promoter of church revival and renewal. James Edwin
J._Edwin_Orr
Swedish hymnwriter (1840–1930)
Joël Blomqvist (1840 - 1930) was a Swedish hymnwriter. "Joel Blomqvist". hymntime.com. Retrieved 16 September 2025. Blomqvist, Joël v t e
Joël_Blomqvist_(hymnwriter)
Topics referred to by the same term
Oliver may refer to: Martha Capps Oliver (1845-1917), American poet and hymnwriter Martha Cranmer Oliver (1834-1880), English actress and theatre manager
Martha_Oliver
Musical artist
Timothy David Llewelyn Hughes (born 23 July 1977) is a British worship leader, singer, songwriter, and Anglican priest. Formerly the director of worship
Tim_Hughes
Name list
Jane Lewers Gray (1796–1871), Northern Ireland-born American poet and hymnwriter Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), Canadian author Jane Hamilton (born 1957)
Jane_(given_name)
Name list
1994), Bosnian mountain bike racer Lelia N. Morris (1862–1929), American hymnwriter Leyla Achba (1898–1931), princess at the Ottoman Empire court Leyla Bağcı
Leila_(name)
Latter Day Saint movement hymn
Saint movement. It was written by W. W. Phelps, one of the most prolific hymnwriters of early Latter Day Saint movement. The hymn was sung for the dedication
The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning
The_Spirit_of_God_Like_a_Fire_Is_Burning
Anglican priest and hymn writer
(27 May 1821 – 12 February 1877), was an English Anglican priest and hymnwriter. Baker was the son of Vice-admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, C.B., by his
Henry_Williams_Baker
Welsh poet & hymnist (1776–1805)
Ann Griffiths (née Thomas, 1776–1805) was a Welsh poet and writer of Methodist Christian hymns in the Welsh language. Her poetry reflects her fervent Christian
Ann_Griffiths
Anglican bishop
Michael Alfred Baughen (born 7 June 1930) is a retired Anglican bishop. Born in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, he was educated at Bromley County Grammar School
Michael_Baughen
Topics referred to by the same term
Eudora (given name) Eudora Stone Bumstead (1860–1892), American poet, hymnwriter Eudora Welty (1909–2001), an American writer This disambiguation page
Eudora
British hymnwriter and writer(1837–1898)
William Chatterton Dix (14 June 1837 – 9 September 1898) was a British hymnwriter, writer of devotional works and high-church Anglican. Dix is known for
William_Chatterton_Dix
American LDS Church leader (born 1946)
Russell Trent Osguthorpe (born December 4, 1946) is an American professor of education and was the 20th general president of the Sunday School of the Church
Russell_T._Osguthorpe
Moravian eldress and hymnwriter
Lawatsch (November 17, 1712 – January 20, 1760) was a Moravian eldress and hymnwriter. Anna Maria Demunt was born on November 17, 1712 in Moravský Karlov, a
Anna_Maria_Lawatsch
Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter (1875–1959)
Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter (1875–1959)
G._W._Briggs
American contemporary Christian musician
Andy Chrisman is a former member of the American contemporary Christian music group 4Him, a solo Christian music recording artist and a worship leader
Andy_Chrisman
Religious calendar
1921 (Commemoration) W – ELCA 26 27 28 29 1 George Herbert, priest, hymnwriter, 1633 (Commemoration) W – ELCA 2 John Wesley, 1791; Charles Wesley, 1788;
Calendar_of_saints_(Lutheran)
American religious leader (1876–1972)
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. (July 19, 1876 – July 2, 1972) was an American religious leader and writer who served as the tenth president of the Church of
Joseph_Fielding_Smith
American pianist, composer and music educator (1923–2008)
Reid Neibaur Nibley (5 January 1923 – 25 February 2008) was an American pianist, composer and music educator. He wrote the words and music to the Latter-day
Reid_N._Nibley
Vespers Liturgical calendar Calendar of saints Lutheran hymn Lutheran hymnwriters Normative principle Lutheran art Organization Confessional Evangelical
Andreas_Rudman
German jurist, poet and hymn writer
Ahasverus Fritsch (16 December 1629 – 24 August 1701) was a German jurist, poet and hymn writer of the Baroque era. Fritsch was born in Mücheln as a son
Ahasverus_Fritsch
Irish-Canadian poet
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (10 September 1819 – 10 August 1886) was an Irish-born Canadian poet, best known as the writer of the poem which became the hymn
Joseph_M._Scriven
Karen Lynn Davidson (1943–2019) was a Latter-day Saint hymn writer, author, and literary critic. Davidson wrote widely on the hymns of the Church of Jesus
Karen_Lynn_Davidson
Topics referred to by the same term
footballer Christian David (1692–1751), German Lutheran missionary, writer and hymnwriter This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name
Cristian_David
German lawyer and hymnwriter (1671–1718)
Burchard Freystein (18 April 1671 – 1 April 1718) was a German lawyer and hymnwriter. Freystein was born on 18 April 1671, in Weissenfels, to Samuel Adam Freystein
Johann_Burchard_Freystein
Pakistani poet (1900–1982)
Abul Asar Hafeez Jalandhari PP HI (Urdu: ابو الاثر حفیظ جالندھری; 14 January 1900 – 21 December 1982) was a Pakistani poet who wrote the lyrics for the
Hafeez_Jalandhari
German translator and poet (1878–1962)
Bremen Died 22 August 1962(1962-08-22) (aged 84) Bad Wiessee Occupation Poet, translator, painter, writer, architect, hymnwriter, librettist Signature
Rudolf_Alexander_Schröder
Russian and Soviet religious figure, engineer, poet and politician
Ivan Stepanovich Prokhanov (April 17 (29), 1869 – October 6, 1935) was a Russian, Soviet, and emigre religious figure, engineer, poet, preacher, theologian
Ivan_Prokhanov
English Baptist hymnwriter and essayist
(pen name, Theodosia; 1717 – 11 November 1778) was an English Baptist hymnwriter and essayist. For a full century after her death, she filled a larger
Anne_Steele
Topics referred to by the same term
John Kempthorne may refer to: John Kempthorne (hymnwriter) (1775–1838), English clergyman and hymnwriter John Kempthorne (Royal Navy officer) (1620–1679)
John_Kempthorne
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