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

Hymns

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