Final Preparation - Hymn Writers & Their Biography

Question 1

Ambrose of Milan

Answer 1

Born to a Christian Family in Trier in the fourth century, fought against Arians, Father of Latin Hymnody

Question 2

Augustus Montague Toplady

Answer 2

18th Century Anglican hymn writer and Calvinist

Question 3

Charles Wesley

Answer 3

18th Century, Brother of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, Wrote over 6,500 hymns that were mostly for outdoor revival and rich in scriptural references.

Question 4

Twila Paris

Answer 4

20th century contemporary singer, started the American Gospel/praise songs in Calvary Chapel where there was a focus on ministering to hippies with praise band and guitar and light percussion

Question 5

Timothy Dudley Smith

Answer 5

Bishop in church of England wrote around 400 hymns, part of late-20th/early-21st century hymn writing movement

Question 6

Sternhold and Hopkins

Answer 6

British Hymnody to 1820, English author first metrical version of the psalms

Question 7

Stephen Starke

Answer 7

20th century, Lutheran Pastor born in 1955, Britain and America since 1950

Question 8

Philip Nicolai

Answer 8

Late 16th century German pastor, Reformation and Age of Lutheran Confessionalism

Question 9

Paul Gerhardt

Answer 9

17th century German theologian and hymnist (1607-1667)

Question 10

Martin Luther

Answer 10

16th century theologian, wrote majority of hymns within 18 months, reformed congregational music

Question 11

Martin Franzmann

Answer 11

20th century Lutheran theologian, taught here at CSL, never served at a parish, NT exegete

Question 12

John Mason Neale

Answer 12

19th century English Anglican Priest, Fluent in 20 languages and translated 200 hymns from Greek and Latin. Pastor for the aged-poor

Question 13

Joachim Neander

Answer 13

Pietist hymn writer 17th century German reformed (1650-1680)

Question 14

Jaroslav Vajda

Answer 14

Britain and America since 1950, 1919-2008, Slovak descent, authored over 250 hymns

Question 15

Isaac Watts

Answer 15

British Hymnody to 1820, 1674-1748, Father of English hymnody

Question 16

Henry Francis Lyte

Answer 16

British Hymnody 1820-1950, Victorian era