hymnist

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hymnist \Hym"nist\, n.
   A writer of hymns.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "hymnist":
      arranger, ballad maker, balladeer, balladist, balladmonger,
      composer, contrapuntist, ethnomusicologist, harmonist, harmonizer,
      hymnographer, hymnologist, librettist, madrigalist, melodist,
      melodizer, musicographer, musicologist, orchestrator, scorer,
      song writer, songsmith, symphonist, tone poet, tunesmith