Famous Hymnwriters

Celebrate the stories behind the timeless hymns that have strengthened generations of believers. This inspiring volume introduces students to men and women who turned their deepest joys and sorrows into songs of praise. Through their words and melodies, students will discover how worship can shape the heart, renew the mind, and proclaim God’s truth to the world. 

Recommended for 7th grade and up, this volume features beloved hymnwriters such as:

• Isaac Watts – author of “Come We That Love the Lord” and the father of English hymnwriting
• Charles Wesley – writer of more than 6,000 hymns including “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
• John Newton – former slave trader turned pastor who penned “Amazing Grace”
• William Cowper – writer of “There Is a Fountain,” whose poetry reflected deep faith through suffering
• Fanny Crosby – blind from infancy, yet wrote over 8,000 hymns praising her Savior
• Horatio Spafford – author of “It Is Well with My Soul,” written after great personal loss
• Frances Ridley Havergal – writer of “Take My Life and Let It Be,” a hymn of full surrender
• Philip Bliss and Ira Sankey – gospel songwriters who inspired revival through music
• Shorter Biographies of Ten Famous Hymns and their writers: Williams Pantycelyn, Edward Perronet, Robert Robinson, Augustus Toplady, Reginald Heber, Edward Mote, Robert Lowry, Annie Hawks, Lidie Edmunds, Thomas Obadiah Chisholm