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:

• Julian, p. 269

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

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