found: Nichol, H. Ernest. We've a story to tell to the nations, 1993:caption (music by H. Ernest Nichol ; words by Colin Sterne)
found: Studwell, Willam E. The national and religious song reader, 1996:page 132 (We've a story to tell to the nations was first published 1896; name on composition was Colin Sterne, a pen name (rearrangement of the letters of his name) used whenever Nichol wrote both lyrics and melody for a hymn. Born 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England; wrote about 130 hymn tunes and texts; We've a story to tell to the nations is his most memorable achievement)
found: Hymnary.org, via WWW, 2 July 2015(Henry Ernest Nichol, born Dec. 10, 1862 at Hull. Took Mus. Bac. degree at Oxford in 1888; used anagram Colin Sterne; died in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire.)
found: Canterbury dictionary of hymnology, via WWW, 2 July 2015(Henry Ernest Nichol, born Hull, 10 December 1862; died 30 Aug 1926)
