Christian Henry Bateman (1813–1889) was an English minister and hymn writer.
[1] He is chiefly known as the writer of "Come, Christians Join to Sing" a remix of William Edward Hickson's "Join Now in Praise, and Sing".
[2] After successfully serving as a congregational minister at the Moravian Church, he was ordained at the Church of England at age 30.
[2] He ministered at the Richmond Place Congregational Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, and successive Congregational parishes in Hopton, Yorkshire, and Reading, Berkshire.
[2] At age 56, he took Holy Orders in the Anglican Church and served as a curate and vicar in several Anglican parishes.