Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 - 2 January 1924) was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, and eclectic scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over". He had a special interest in history, particularly Devon and Cornwall. His novel "In the Roar of the Sea" is a tale of the Cornish coast.