Irvine, Jessie Seymour 07/26/1836 - 06/18/1887

Jessie Seymour Irvine was a Scottish composer and musician. She was the daughter of a clergyman who served in Duottar, Peterhead and Crimond in Aberdeenshire. She took up church music and wrote metrical melodies for many songs. Her arrangement of a version of Psalm 23 is still known and loved today. The melody was named after her place of residence at the time, Crimond.