Cronenwett was a Lu­ther­an pas­tor in But­ler, Penn­syl­van­ia. He con­trib­ut­ed to the 1880 Evan­gel­ic­al Lu­ther­an Hymn­al 20 trans­la­tions from Ger­man, and the fol­low­ing orig­in­al hymns:

Sources

Lyrics

1. Ho­ly State is Wedd­ed Life, A
2. Faith Is Wis­dom from on High
3. Heavenly Fa­ther, Je­sus Taught Us
4. Invited, Lord, by Bound­less Grace
5. O Triune God, Thy Bless­ing Great
6. Of Omniscient Grace I Sing
7. Of Zion’s Honor An­gels Sing
8. Precepts of the Word Are Pure, The
9. Spirit’s Fruits are Peace and Love, The
10. ’Tis a Mar­vel in Our Eyes
11. To Thee, Our Fa­thers’ God, We Bow
12. Unto Cæsar Let Us Render
13. We Have a Sure Pro­phet­ic Word

Translations

1. Lord, as Thou Wilt
2. Lord God, We All to Thee Give Praise
3. Lord Jesus, Thou Art Truly Good
   • Lord Je­sus Christ, Thou Hast Pre­pared