Edmond Louis Budry

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Edmond Louis Budry (August 30, 1854–November 12, 1932) was a Swiss hymn writer famous for writing the lyrics to the hymn "Thine Be the Glory" ("À toi la gloire") to music from Judas Maccabaeus by George Frideric Handel.

Born in Vevey, he stu­died the­ol­o­gy in Lausanne and was a pas­tor at Cully and Sainte-Croix between 1881 and 1889. He then be­came pas­tor of the Free Church in Vevey for a further 35 years, re­tir­ing in 1923. Be­sides writ­ing orig­in­al hymns, he trans­lat­ed Ger­man, Eng­lish, and Latin lyrics into French. Some of his work ap­peared in Chants Evan­gél­iques (Lau­sanne, Swit­zer­land: 1885). He died in Vevey and is buried in Cully.

[edit] Hymns

  • "Béni soit le lien"
  • "Les cieux et la terre célèbrent en chœur"
  • "À toi la gloire"
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