The Musical and Visual Arts in Worship
WE MARCH TO VICTORY
Gerard Moultrie, a clergyman in the Church of England, was born in 1829 in Rugby, England. Among his published volumes were Hymns and Lyrics for the Seasons and Saints’ Days of the Church, 1867. His hymns include translations from Latin, Greek, and German.
MY HOPE IS BUILT
Edward Mote, an English Baptist minister, was born in London in 1797. He was a cabinetmaker for some years but eventually entered the ministry. From 1852 until his death in 1874 he was pastor of the Baptist Church in Essex. He wrote more than 100 hymns.
COME, YE DISCONSOLATE
Thomas Moore, the noted Irish poet, was born in Dublin in 1779. He graduated from Trinity College, in his native city, in 1798, and the following year moved to London and began the study of law. From 1800 until his death in 1852, he published works in prose and poetry including Sacred Songs, 1816.
O BLESS THE LORD, MY SOUL
James Montgomery, the son of a Moravian minister; was born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1771. He became a renowned poet and abandoned the Christian faith. At the age of 43, he repented of his sinful condition and joined the Moravian congregation at Fulneck.
LORD OF THE LIVING HARVEST
John Samuel Bewley Monsell, a clergyman in the Church of England, was born in Londonderry, Ireland in 1811. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He took holy orders in 1834 and served in several offices of the Church of England. His death in 1875 was caused by his falling from the roof of his church, which was at the time under construction.
THE LORD WILL COME AND NOT BE SLOW
John Milton, one of the greatest of English poets, is known to hymnologists as the Puritan author of 19 versions of various Psalms, which appeared in his Poems in English and Latin, 1673. Milton was born in London in 1608 and died in the same city in 1674. He was educated at Cambridge. In 1652 he became totally blind – a condition that did not keep him from writing such works as the epic “Paradise Lost.”
THERE’S A FRIEND FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Albert Midlane, an English layman, was born in Newport, Isle of Wight in 1825. During his lifetime he wrote over 800 hymns. He attributed his interest in and contributions to hymnology to the suggestion and encouragement of a favorite Sunday school teacher.
I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES
Samuel Medley, a Baptist minister, was born in Hertfordshire, England in 1738. He joined the navy and was severely wounded. During his recovery, someone read to him a sermon by Dr. Isaac Watts, which led to his conversion. After his recovery, he entered the ministry. For the last 27 years of his life, he was the influential pastor of a large Baptist Church in Liverpool.
I AM COMING TO THE CROSS
William McDonald, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Belmont, Maine in 1820. He served various pastoral charges in the North and West and was, for several years, the editor of the Christian Witness. From 1870 until his death he did much evangelistic work.