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Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, 1936- Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:10 Author of "Oh, How Joyfully" in Worship and Rejoice 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

Philipp Friedrich Rieger

1723 - 1791 Person Name: Ph. Fr. Rieger, 1723-1782 Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:13-14 Author of "Gläubiger Jesu! auf vertrauen" in Deutsches Gesangbuch für die Evangelisch-Luterische Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten

Timothy Rees

1874 - 1939 Person Name: Timothy Rees (1874-1939) Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-9 Author of "Lord, in love and perfect wisdom" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Juan Manuel Lara

b. 1937 Person Name: Juan Manuel Lara, n. 1937 Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:10 Author of "Cantemos un Himno Nuevo (A New Song of Joy and Wonder)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

William Penfro Rowlands

1860 - 1937 Person Name: William Penfro Rowlands (1860-1937) Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-9 Composer of "BLAENWERN" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Robert Kreutz

1922 - 1996 Person Name: Robert E. Kreutz, 1922-1996 Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:10 Arranger of "[Ayer éramos tinieblas]" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Marnie Barrell

b. 1952 Person Name: Marnie Barrell (b. 1952) Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:9-10 Author of "Great and deep the Spirit's purpose" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Marnie Barrell is a hymn writer and piano teacher living in Christchurch, New Zealand and teaching at Christchurch School of Music. Dianne Shapiro, from Christchurch School of Music website (http://www.csm.org.nz/about/staff/) and Barrell's Facebook page (accessed 10/30/2017

Iona Community

Person Name: The Iona Community Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7 Author of "In My Day of Fear" in Lift Up Your Hearts Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to Iona from around the world, the Community is known for its publishing of new songs and prayers for worship, both developed in community and gathered from around the world. For more information on the Iona Community, check their website: www.iona.org.uk. John Bell is probably the community’s most well-known member, having composed and arranged much of the community’s music. Sing! A New Creation

Alfred V. Fedak

b. 1953 Person Name: Alfred Victor Fedak (b. 1953) Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:9-10 Composer of "LUX TREMENDA" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Alfred Fedak (b. 1953), is a well-known organist, composer, and Minister of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Hill in Albany, New York. He graduated from Hope College in 1975 with degrees in organ performance and music history. He obtained a Master’s degree in organ performance from Montclair State University, and has also studied at Westminster Choir College, Eastman School of Music, the Institute for European Studies in Vienna, and at the first Cambridge Choral Studies Seminar at Clare College, Cambridge. As a composer, he has over 200 choral and organ works in print, and has three published anthologies of his work (Selah Publishing). In 1995, he was named a Visiting Fellow in Church Music at Episcopal Seminary of the Soutwest in Austin, Texas. He is also a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, and was awarded the AGO’s prestigious S. Lewis Elmer Award. Fedak is a Life Member of the Hymn Society, and writes for The American Organist, The Hymn, Reformed Worship, and Music and Worship. He was a member of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song that prepared Glory to God, the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Laura de Jong