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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Composer of "ADELAIDE" in Santo, Santo, Santo Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Adelaide A. Pollard

1862 - 1934 Person Name: Adelaide A. Pollard, 1862-1934 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Author of "Have Thine Own Way, Lord (Haz lo que quieras)" in Santo, Santo, Santo Not to be confused with Adelaide A. Procter

Eleanor Farjeon

1881 - 1965 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Author of "첫 아 침 처 (Morning Has Broken)" in 찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship Eleanor Farjeon, (born Feb. 13, 1881, London--died June 5, 1965, Hampstead, London), English writer for children whose magical but unsentimental tales, which often mock the behaviour of adults, earned her a revered place in many British nurseries. The daughter of a British novelist and granddaughter of a U.S. actor, Eleanor Farjeon grew up in the bohemian literary and dramatic circles of London. Attending opera and theatre at 4 and writing on her father’s typewriter at 7, Farjeon came to public attention at 16 as the librettist of an opera, with music by her brother Harry, which was produced by the Royal Academy of Music. Her success with Nursery Rhymes of London Town (1916), simple tunes originally for adults but adapted and sung in junior schools throughout England, spurred her writing. In addition to such favourites as Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard (1921) and The Little Bookroom (1955), which won the Carnegie Medal and the first Hans Christian Anderson Award, Farjeon’s prolific writings include children’s educational books, among them Kings and Queens (1932; with Herbert Farjeon); adult books; and memoirs, notably A Nursery in the Nineties (1935; rev. ed. 1960). --www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/201881/Eleanor-Farjeon

Henry Parker

Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Composer of "REST" in The Book of Common Praise

Alfred Legge

1843 - 1906 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Composer of "THEODORA" in Redemption Songs Rv Alfred A K Legge United Kingdom 1843-1919. It is presumed that he was born in Cambridge, England, the son of printer/compositor, William Legge (mother was Mary Legge). Alfred, at age nine, was a chorister in church. He presumably became a minister in Germans, Norfolk. His wife was Theodora Susan Palmer (1848-1908), and it is presumed he named his tune after her. They had a daughter, Theodora Constance Mary, born in 1875, and a son, Alfred Reginald, born in 1878. Alfred A K died at Ashford, Kent, England. John Perry

Jack Schrader

b. 1942 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Composer of "KINDDRED" in Sing the Faith JACK SCHRADER (b. 1942), arranger, composer, conductor, vocalist, and organist/pianist, is past editor with Hope Publishing Company, retiring in January of 2009. His association with Hope began in 1978. A 1964 graduate of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, where he majored in Voice and Organ, he also received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska (1966). Further studies in theology culminated in Jack's ordination by the Evangelical Free Church of America (1975). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he now resides in Wheaton, Illinois, with his wife, Karen. They have three children, Beth, Jonathan and Joel, and currently three grandchildren. Jack is the best selling choral composer in the Hope catalog. In addition to choral music Jack has published collections for keyboardists, instrumentalists and vocal soloists. He was a member of the editorial committee for Hope's most recent hymnal, WORSHIP & REJOICE (2001), in which he has 24 hymn credits. His music is heard in hundreds of churches across the country each Sunday, and he can be seen throughout the year as a guest clinician at choral reading sessions and workshops. --www.hopepublishing.com

Mutya Lopez Solis

b. 1930 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Composer of "MALATE" in Together in Song

Shirley Erena Murray

1931 - 2020 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Author of "Who Is My Mother, Who Is My Brother?" in Sing the Faith Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing. I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago

Carlton R. Young

b. 1926 Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Harmonizer of "BUNESSAN" in 찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship

Samuel P. Warren

1841 - 1915 Person Name: S. P. Warren Meter: 5.4.5.4 D Composer of "MONICA" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise b. 2-18-1841, Montreal, Que., d. 10-7-15, New York; organist and composer