Henry Williams Baker wrote and translated many of the hymns which it contains, and his ability, his profound knowledge of hymnology, and his energetic discharge of the duties of chairman of its committee for twenty years, mainly contributed to its success. Not all the hymns in these sources were already provided with tunes. Therefore, composers like William Henry Monk, the editor of the 1861 edition, John Bacchus Dykes and Frederick Ouseley, John Stainer, Henry Gauntlett and Edmund Hart Turpin provided new hymn tunes. Among these new hymn tunes were "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" and "Praise to the Holiest in the Height"(John Bacchus Dykes), "Onward Christian Soldiers" (Arthur Sullivan) and "Abide with Me" (William Henry Monk).