Christian Henry Bateman (1813–1889) was an English minister and hymn writer. ^[1]

Bateman was born in 1813. ^[1] He is chiefly known as the writer of "Come, Christians Join to Sing" a remix of William Edward Hickson's "Join Now in Praise, and Sing". ^[2] After successfully serving as a congregational minister at the Moravian Church, he was ordained at the Church of England at age 30. ^[2] He ministered at the Richmond Place Congregational Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, and successive Congregational parishes in Hopton, Yorkshire, and Reading, Berkshire. ^[2] At age 56, he took Holy Orders in the Anglican Church and served as a curate and vicar in several Anglican parishes. ^[2] He died in 1889. ^[1]

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