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George Taylor Rygh

1860 - 1942 Person Name: George A. T. Rygh, 1860-1942 Scripture: John 15:7-8 Translator (st. 1-3) of "Speak, O Lord, Your Servant Listens" in Lutheran Service Book

Michael Joncas

b. 1951 Person Name: Michael Joncas, b. 1951 Scripture: John 15:1-17 Author of "No Greater Love" in Catholic Book of Worship III

Dominic Mac Aller

b. 1959 Person Name: Dominic MacAller, b. 1959 Scripture: John 15:5 Arranger of "[Like the child whose fishes and loaves]" in Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition

Margaret V. Old

1932 - 2001 Person Name: Margaret V. Old, 1932-2001 Scripture: John 15:5 Author of "Spirit of God, unseen as the wind" in Singing the Faith

1841 - 1903 Person Name: Joseph Parry (1841-1903) Scripture: John 15:1 Composer of "ABERYSTWYTH" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Joseph Parry (b. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1841; d. Penarth, Glamorganshire, 1903) was born into a poor but musical family. Although he showed musical gifts at an early age, he was sent to work in the puddling furnaces of a steel mill at the age of nine. His family immigrated to a Welsh settlement in Danville, Pennsylvania in 1854, where Parry later started a music school. He traveled in the United States and in Wales, performing, studying, and composing music, and he won several Eisteddfodau (singing competition) prizes. Parry studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at Cambridge, where part of his tuition was paid by interested community people who were eager to encourage his talent. From 1873 to 1879 he was professor of music at the Welsh University College in Aberystwyth. After establishing private schools of music in Aberystwyth and in Swan sea, he was lecturer and professor of music at the University College of South Wales in Cardiff (1888-1903). Parry composed oratorios, cantatas, an opera, orchestral and chamber music, as well as some four hundred hymn tunes. Bert Polman

George J. Elvey

1816 - 1893 Person Name: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893 Scripture: John 15:1-10 Composer of "DIADEMATA" in The Covenant Hymnal George Job Elvey (b. Canterbury, England, 1816; d. Windlesham, Surrey, England, 1893) As a young boy, Elvey was a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral. Living and studying with his brother Stephen, he was educated at Oxford and at the Royal Academy of Music. At age nineteen Elvey became organist and master of the boys' choir at St. George Chapel, Windsor, where he remained until his retirement in 1882. He was frequently called upon to provide music for royal ceremonies such as Princess Louise's wedding in 1871 (after which he was knighted). Elvey also composed hymn tunes, anthems, oratorios, and service music. Bert Polman

Ruth C. Duck

b. 1947 Person Name: Ruth C. Duck (b. 1947) Scripture: John 15:1-10 Author of "Holy wisdom, lamp of learning" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Frederick W. Foster

1760 - 1835 Person Name: Frederick William Foster Scripture: John 15:1-14 Author of "Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord" in Moravian Book of Worship Foster, Frederick William, second son. of William Foster, was born at Bradford, Aug. 1, 1760, and educated at Fulneck, near Leeds, and at Barby in Prussian Saxony. Entering the Moravian Ministry he held several appointments until 1818, when he was consecrated a Bishop of the Moravian Church. He died at Ockbrook, near Derby, April 12, 1835. He compiled the Moravian Hymn Book of 1801, the Supplement of 1808, and the revised edition of 1826. His translations from the German, and his original hymns appeared in that collection. Two of his original hymns are in the Irish Church Hymnal, 1873; (1) "Lord, Who didst sanctify" 1808 (Holiness desired); and (2) "With thanks before the Lord appear," 1826 (Praise of the Saviour). [George Arthur Crawford, M. A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Julius Röntgen

1855 - 1932 Person Name: Julius Röntgen (1855-1932) Scripture: John 15:1-10 Collector of "IN BABILONE" in Church Hymnary (4th 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

Norman J. Clayton

1903 - 1992 Scripture: John 15:4 Author of "Ya Pertenezco a Cristo" in Himnario Bautista Norman John Clayton Born at Brooklyn, NY, the 9th of 10 children, he gave his heart to Jesus at age six at South Brooklyn Gospel Church, his mother being a founding member of the Baptist group. He was musically inclined, and became church organist at age 12, and also played trumpet. He remained an organist for the rest of his life. A songwriter, he usually began writing the music before the words. He would memorize scripture to assure his music was biblically-based. Much of what he wrote was for special occasions. When young he first worked on a dairy farm, then held an office job in NYC. Clayton entered the building trades industry, working for his father’s construction business, and during the depression, with a commercial bakery. He married Martha Adaline Wistendahl, and they had two children: Muriel and one other (no name found). In the early 1940s, Jack Wyrtzen invited him to be an organist with NYC ‘Word of Life’ rallies. For 15 years he provided music, was organist, vibraphonist, director of the inquiry room, and radio evangelist. He created his own publishing house, and from 1945-1959 he published 30 of his own songbooks. His company was eventually purchased by the Rodeheaver Company, and he joined them as a writer/editor, providing other songs during that period. He died at Carmel, NY. John Perry