Charles Coffin

1676–1749

Lyricist

French-born Jesuit priest and neo-Latin hymnist who composed numerous Latin hymns for the Roman Catholic Church during the 17th and 18th centuries. His ecclesiastical verse was widely adopted in Catholic liturgy and influenced subsequent Latin hymn composition.

Lyrics written · 3 hymns

80 O World of God 117 The Advent of Our God 333 On Jordan's Banks the Baptist's Cry