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Andreas Ingolstaetter

1633 - 1711 Person Name: A. Ingolstetter, 1633-1711 Scripture: Matthew 23:12 Author of "Hinab geht Christi weg" in Deutsches Gesangbuch für die Evangelisch-Luterische Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten Ingolstätter, Andreas, was born at Nürnberg, April 9, 1633, where he became superintendent of the market, and where he died June 7, 1711. In 1672 he was admitted a member of the Pegnitz Shepherd and Flower Order, and was in 1674 crowned as a poet. Of his seven or eight hymns (of which six were contributed to the Pegnitz Andachtsklang, 1673-91) one has passed into English: Hinab geht Christi Weg. [Humility.] First published in the Poetischer Andachtsklang, Nürnberg, 1673, No. 39, in 7 stanzas of 8 lines; and is founded on meditation, No. 261, of Dr. H. Müller's Geistliche Erquickstunden. Included in Knapp's Evangelischer Lieder-Schatz, 1837, No. 2198, in 6 stanzas. Translated as:— Christ's path was sad and lowly. A good translation from Knapp by Mrs. Findlater in the 3rd Ser., 1858, of the Hymns from the Land of Luther, p. 8 (1884, p. 135), repeated in the Irvingite Hymns for use of the Churches, 1871. In Bp. Ryle's Collection, 1860, it begins "Lowly, my soul, be lowly." Another translation is "Still downward goes Christ's way," by J. D. Burns, in the Family Treasury, 1859, p. 192 [Remains, 1869, p. 248). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12 Author of "We Are Your People" in Worship (3rd ed.) Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman

John Wilson

1905 - 1992 Person Name: John W. Wilson, b. 1905 Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12 Composer of "WHITFIELD" in Worship (3rd ed.) Born January 21, 1905, in Bournville, Birmingham, England; died July 16, 1992, in Guildford, Surrey, England. He served as Vice President of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and was a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Leland Bryant Ross from a biographical article in the journal of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland: https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/1992/10/treasure-no-58-john-wilson-1905-92

Liam Lawton

Person Name: Liam Lawton, b. 1959 Scripture: Matthew 23:11-12 Author of "Where Two or Three Are Gathered" in Gather (3rd ed.)

Paul A. Tate

Person Name: Paul A. Tate, b. 1968 Scripture: Matthew 23:11-12 Arranger of "[Where two or three are gathered]" in Gather (3rd ed.)

John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John Bell Scripture: Matthew 23 Composer of "Sanctus and Benedictus (St. Bride Setting)" in Scripture Song Database John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink

Maurice Bevan

1921 - 2006 Person Name: Maurice Bevan, 1921-2006 Scripture: Matthew 23:1-4 Composer of "CORVEDALE" in Singing the Faith

Caroline M. Noel

1817 - 1877 Person Name: Caroline Maria Noel, 1817-1877 Scripture: Matthew 23:12 Author of "At the Name of Jesus" in Journeysongs (3rd ed.) Caroline Marie Noel (b. Teston, Kent, England, 1817; d. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1877) The daughter of an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer, she began to write poetry in her late teens but then abandoned it until she was in her forties. During those years she suffered frequent bouts of illness and eventually became an invalid. To encourage both herself and others who were ill or incapacitated, Noel began to write devotional verse again. Her poems were collected in The Name of Jesus and Other Verses for the Sick and Lonely (1861, enlarged in 1870). Bert Polman ================ Noel, Caroline Maria, daughter of the Hon. Gerard T. Noel (p. 809, ii.), and niece of the Hon. Baptist W. Noel, was born in London, April 10, 1817, and died at 39 Great Cumberland Place, Hyde Park, Dec. 7, 1877. Her first hymn, "Draw nigh unto my soul" (Indwelling), was written when she was 17. During the next three years she wrote about a dozen pieces: from 20 years of age to 40 she wrote nothing; and during the next 20 years the rest of her pieces were written. The first edition of her compositions was published as The Name of Jesus and Other Verses for the Sick and Lonely, in 1861. This was enlarged from time to time, and its title subsequently changed by the publishers to The Name of Jesus and Other Poems. The 1878 ed. contains 78 pieces. Miss Noel, in common with Miss Charlotte Elliott, was a great sufferer, and many of these verses were the outcome of her days of pain. They are specially adapted "for the Sick and Lonely" and were written rather for private meditation than for public use, although several are suited to the latter purpose. Her best known hymn is the Processional for Ascension Day, "At the Name of Jesus." It is in the enlarged edition of The Name of Jesus, &c, 1870, p. 59, and is dated 1870 by her family. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Herbert Howells

1892 - 1983 Person Name: Herbert Howells, 1892-1983 Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12 Composer of "SANCTA CIVITAS" in Common Praise (1998)

Winfred Douglas

1867 - 1944 Person Name: C. Winfred Douglas Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12 Harmonizer of "MORNING SONG" in Glory to God Charles Winfred Douglas (b. Oswego, NY, 1867; d. Santa Rosa, CA, 1944), an influential leader in Episcopalian liturgical and musical life. Educated at Syracuse University and St. Andrews Divinity School, Syracuse, New York, he moved to Colorado for his health. There he studied at St. Matthew's Hall, Denver, and founded the Mission of the Transfiguration in Evergreen (1897). Ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1899, he also studied in France, Germany and England, where he spent time with the Benedictines of Solesmes on the Island of Wight from 1903 to 1906. For much of his life, Douglas served as director of music at the Community of St. Mary in Peekskill, New York, and had associations with cathedrals in Denver, Colorado, and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He promoted chanting and plainsong in the Episcopal Church through workshops and publications such as The American Psalter (1929), the Plainsong Psalter (1932), and the Monastic Diurnal (1932). His writings include program notes for the Denver Symphony Orchestra, various hymn preludes; organ, as well as the book, Church Music in History and Practice (1937). He was editor of both the Hymnal 1916 and its significant successor, Hymnal 1940, of the Episcopal Church. Douglas's other achievements include a thorough knowledge of the life and culture of Hopi and Navajo natives, among whom he lived for a number of years. Bert Polman