hymnist

As in a thousand other partnerships of hymnist and musician, Dr. Rankin was fortunate in his composer.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes|Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth
Ephraem was the greatest teacher of his time in the Syrian Church, and her most prolific and able hymnist.
Music in the History of the Western Church|Edward Dickinson
He was no hymnist, though he did now and then venture into sacred metre.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes|Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth
The greatest Lutheran hymnist of the seventeenth century, and perhaps of all time, was Paul Gerhardt.
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden

Next to Gerhardt, there is no German hymnist whose name is so frequently found in hymn-books today as that of Schmolck.
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden

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hymnist

hymnodist (ˈhɪmnədɪst) or hymnographer (hɪmˈnɒɡrəfə)

/ (ˈhɪmnɪst) /

noun

a person who composes hymns

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British Dictionary definitions for hymnist

hymnodist (ˈhɪmnədɪst) or hymnographer (hɪmˈnɒɡrəfə)

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