The developer of this site, Robert (Bob) Cottrill, went home to be with his Saviour on the 31st of August 2019, after a short illness. Bob’s work is being re-published at wordwisebiblestudies.com, so feel free to go there to read, share, and comment.Robert Cottrill 1941-2019
Words: Michael Bruce (b. March 27, 1746; d. July 5, 1767) Music: Brookfield, by Thomas Bishop Southgate (b. June 8, 1814; d. Nov. 3, 1868) Note: Some old hymnbooks try to compromise, and credit the hymn to both Bruce and Logan, but careful research has removed any reasonable doubt that Logan stole the credit for […]
Words: Mary Ann Pepper Kidder (b. March 16, 1820; d. Nov. 25, 1905) Music: Frank Marion Davis (b. Jan. 23:1839; d. Aug. 1, 1896) Note: Not a great deal is known of Mary Ann Pepper, who became Mrs. Mary Ann Kidder. There is even some confusion over the details of her life. Phil Kerr, in […]
Words: John Hampden Gurney (b. Aug. 15, 1802; d. March 8, 1862) Music: Knowles Shaw (b. Oct. 31, 1834; d. June 7, 1878) Note: John Gurney was a British pastor. He is credited with publishing the final version of the hymn in 1851. The Cyber Hymnal says it’s a revision of a poem by Anne […]
