John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876), English clergyman and hymnwriter remembered for about 300 hymn tunes, including "Holy, Holy, Holy," "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," "Nearer My God to Thee," "Rock of Ages," and "O for a Thousand Tongues."

---

Size: 3829px × 5584px
Location: England, UK.
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 1800s, 19th, ages, alpha, ancient, anglican, archival, bacchus, book, british, cambridge, cathedral, catherines, century, christian, church, clergy, clergyman, college, composer, congregational, dikes, director, durham, dykes, england, english, god, hail, historica, historical, holy, hymn, hymnal, hymnist, hymnody, hymns, hymnwriter, jesus, john, kingston--hull, minister, modern, movement, muscian, music, musical, nearer, oswald, oswalds, oxford, portrait, power, priest, rev., rock, society, st., thee, theologian, thousand, tongues, tune, tunes, university, vicar, victorian, writer