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Henry J. Gauntlett

1805 - 1876 Person Name: Henry John Gauntlett (1806-1876) Scripture: Psalm 23 Composer of "NEWLAND" in Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman

Robert Simpson

1790 - 1832 Scripture: Psalm 23 Arranger of "[The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want]" in Timeless Truths Robert Simpson, of Scotland; b. 1790; d. 1832 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Austin C. Lovelace

1919 - 2010 Scripture: Psalm 23 Harmonizer of "DAVIS" in The United Methodist Hymnal LOVELACE, AUSTIN C., AAGO: (1919-2010) D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York. Recitals, workshops, festivals, lectures in 17 different denominations in 45 states as well as in Finland, Scotland, Canada, and New Zealand. Past President, Fellow, and Life member, HSUSC. 50 year member, Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Author of five books; co-editor and consultant of denominational and other hymnals. Longtime member, ASCAP. Composer of over 800 compositions published by 20 publishers. Organist for the 2nd Assembly of the World Council of Churches, 1954. Dean of the first North Carolina Chapter, AGO. Chairman of the 1968 National Convention, AGO, in Denver. Two terms on the National Council, AGO. Co-founder, with Tom Matthews, of the North Shore Chapter, AGO. Minister of Music Emeritus. Denver Chapter, AGO. Austin C. Lovelace (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014)

S. J. Vail

1818 - 1883 Person Name: Silas J. Vail Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Composer of "[Thou, my everlasting portion]" in Hymns of Faith In his youth Silas Jones Vail learned the hatter's trade at Danbury, Ct. While still a young man, he went to New York and took employment in the fashionable hat store of William H. Beebe. Later he established himself in business as a hatter at 118 Fulton Street, where he was for many years successful. But the conditions of trade changed, and he could not change with them. After his failure in 1869 or 1870 he devoted his entire time and attention to music. He was the writer of much popular music for use in churches and Sunday schools. Pieces of music entitled "Scatter Seeds of Kindness," "Gates Ajar," "Close to Thee," "We Shall Sleep, but not Forever," and "Nothing but Leaves" were known to all church attendants twenty years ago. Fanny Crosby, the blind authoress, wrote expressly for him many of the verses he set to music. --Vail, Henry H. (Henry Hobart). Genealogy of some of the Vail family descended from Jeremiah Vail at Salem, Mass., 1639, p. 234.

Vicente P. Mendoza

1875 - 1955 Person Name: Vicente Mendoza, 1875-1955 Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Translator of "God Will Take Care of You (Dios cuidará de ti)" in Santo, Santo, Santo Vicente Mendoza Born: December 24, 1875, Guadalajara, Mexico. Died: 1955, Mexico City, Mexico. Mendoza studied initially under Don Aurelio Ortega. At age of 11 he went to work in a Protestant print shop in Mexico City and helped produce El Evangelista Mexicano (The Mexican Evangelist) for the Methodist Church of the South; he rose to become its director for 17 years. Looking to improve himself, Mendoza entered a night school for workers, but later feeling the call to preach the Gospel, he entered the Presbyterian Seminary in Mexico City. When the seminary closed temporarily, Mendoza entered the Methodist Institute of Puebla, where he finished the course in theology. In 1898 he became a member of the Annual Conference of the Mexican Methodist Church. From 1915 to 1917, he belonged to the Southern Methodist Conference of California. Mendoza worked on several periodicals, including El Mundo Cristiano (The Christian World), El Abogado Cristiano (The Christian Advocate), and El Evangelista Cristiano (The Christian Evangelist). © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)

Donna Peña

b. 1955 Scripture: Psalm 23 Author of "Psalm 23: Nada Me Falta" in Gather Comprehensive

Jeremy Young

b. 1948 Person Name: Jeremy Young, b. 1948 Scripture: Psalm 23 Author of "We Shall Rise Again" in Gather Comprehensive

J. Harold Moyer

1927 - 2012 Person Name: J. Harold Moyer, 1927- Scripture: Psalm 23:3 Composer of "WALNUT" in Worship and Rejoice

Frieda M. Hoh

1896 - 1962 Person Name: Frieda M. Hoh, 1896-1962 Scripture: Psalm 23 Translator of "El rey de amor es mi pastor" in Culto Cristiano A longtime missionary in Puerto Rico, she translated Lutheran hymns into Spanish. Christopher Hoh, great nephew

R. E. Hudson

1843 - 1901 Person Name: Ralph E. Hudson, 1852-1938 Scripture: Psalm 23 Author of "O KONA AUAMO HE OLU A MAMA" in Na Himeni Haipule Hawaii Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke