WHO WROTE OUR HYMNS

AUTHOR: C. KNAPP Which hymn writer was exiled for his faith in Christ? Who wrote one of our favorite hymns while a permanent invalid? Which famous hymn writer was the youngest of 18 children? In Who Wrote Our Hymns you will find the inspiring stories of … Frances R. Havergal John N. Darby John Newton Philip P. Bliss and 26 more writers of beloved hymns. You will likely gain a deeper appreciation for the truths of these hymns when you learn how much each writer went through before writing them. Table of Contents 1.Prefatory Note 2.Isaac Watts 3.Paul Gerhardt 4.Ann Ross Cousin 5.Gerhardt Tersteegen 6.Count Zinzendorf 7.Philip Doddridge 8.Charles and John Wesley 9.Thomas Ken 10.John Cennick 11.John Newton 12.William Cowper 13.Samuel Stennett 14.Samuel Medley 15.John Fawcett 16.Augustus Montague Toplady 17.Thomas Kelly* 18.James Montgomery 19.Reginald Heber 20.Josiah Conder 21.Miss Charlotte Elliott 22.Henry Francis Lyte 23.Sir Edward Denny, Bart 24.Light of the Lonely Pilgrim's Heart 25.John Nelson Darby 26.James George Deck 27.Horatius Bonar 28.Mary Bowley* (Mrs. Peters) 29.The One for Whom We Wait 30.Albert Midlane 31.George West Frazer 32.Frances Ridley Havergal 33.Philip P. Bliss