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John Ireland

1879 - 1962 Person Name: John Nicholson Ireland (1879-1962) Composer of "LOVE UNKNOWN" in Ancient and Modern John Ireland (1879-1962) studied at Durham University in England and became a church organist, choirmaster, editor, and lecturer, eventually teaching at the Royal College of Church Music. He was a gifted composer of music for voice, piano, organ, chamber music, and orchestra that were recognized for their excellence during his lifetime; LOVE UNKNOWN was his only hymn tune, found today in numerous hymnals. Emily Brink

Oscar Rodríguez

1900 - 2000 Person Name: Oscar L. Rogdríguez Translator of "There Is a Balm in Gilead (Bálsamo de amor hay en Galaad)" in Santo, Santo, Santo

John S. Davis

1813 - 1882 Author of "What Was Witnessed in the Heavens" in Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns

Michael Morgan

b. 1948 Author (verses) of "LORD, You Are My Refuge" in Christian Worship Michael Morgan (b. 1948) is a church musician, Psalm scholar, and collector of English Bibles and Psalters from Atlanta, Georgia. After almost 40 years, he now serves as Organist Emeritus for Atlanta’s historic Central Presbyterian Church, and as Seminary Musician at Columbia Theological Seminary. He holds degrees from Florida State University and Atlanta University, and did post-graduate study with composer Richard Purvis in San Francisco. He has played recitals, worship services, and master classes across the U. S., and in England, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. He is author of the Psalter for Christian Worship (1999; rev. 2010), and a regular contributor in the field of psalmody (most recently to the Reformed collections Psalms for All Seasons and Lift Up Your Hearts, and the new Presbyterian hymnal, Glory to God). Michael Morgan

Jack Noble White

1938 - 2019 Composer (refrain) of "[Surely, it is God who saves me]" in Christian Worship

John D. Horman

b. 1946 Composer of "GRACIOUS GIFTS" in Time Now to Gather

Theodore Marier

1913 - 2001 Arranger of "JESU DULCIS MEMORIA" in With One Voice See also in: Wikipedia

Petrus, Dresdensis

1365 - 1421 Person Name: Peter of Dresden Author of "Sing forth with gladsome voice" in Songs of Praise

Frits Mehrten

1922 - 1975 Person Name: Frederik August Mehrtens, b. 1922 Composer of "DE EERSTEN ZIJN DE LATTSTEN" in The Hymnal 1982 Frederik August Mehrten

Julius Röntgen

1855 - 1932 Person Name: Julius Röntgen, 1885-1932 Arranger of "IN BABILONE" in Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) An important Dutch pianist, composer, conductor, scholar, and editor, Julius Rontgen (b. Leipzig, Germany, 1855; d. Utrecht, the Netherlands, 1932) studied music in Leipzig with well-known German teachers. In 1877 he moved to Amsterdam, where he first taught at the Amsterdam Conservatory. In 1886 he became conductor of the Society for the Advancement of Musical Art. He returned to the Conservatory as director in 1918, and then retired in 1924 to devote himself to composition. He was a friend of leading composers of his day, including Liszt, Brahms, and Grieg, and wrote a biography of Grieg. Rontgen's compositions include symphonies, chamber works, operas, and film scores. Bert Polman

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