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Joseph Renville

1779 - 1846 Person Name: Joseph R. Renville Topics: Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (You shall not misuse the name) Author (refrain) of "Many and Great, O God" in Christian Worship Joseph R. Renville’s mother was Dakota and his father, French. An explorer, fur trader, and Congregational minister, Renville helped found the Lac qui Parle Mission in Minnesota in 1835. This song, which is also known as the “Dakota Hymn,” was sung by thirty-eight Dakota prisoners of war as they were led to execution at Mankato, Mennesota, on December 26, 1862. This song was first published in the Dakota Indian Hymnal (1916). Sing! A New Creation

William Penfro Rowlands

1860 - 1937 Person Name: William P. Rowlands Topics: Ten Commandments 1st Commandment (You shall have no other gods) Composer of "BLAENWERN" in Christian Worship

Dinah Reindorf

Person Name: Dinah Reindorf, b. 20th c. Topics: Ten Commandments 7th Commandmnet (do not commit adultery) Composer of "[Lord, have mercy]" in Psalms for All Seasons

Bertus Frederick Polman

1945 - 2013 Person Name: Bert Polman Topics: Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages) Author of "Lift Up Your Heads, O Gates" in Psalms for All Seasons Bert Frederick Polman (b. Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, 1945; d. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1, 2013) was chair of the Music Department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Dr. Bert studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. Dr. Bert was a longtime is professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, and organist at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waterdown, Ontario. His teaching covered a wide range of courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and worship, and Canadian Native studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was also an organist, a frequent workshop leader at music and worship conferences, and contributor to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. Dr. Bert was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook (1989), and served on the committees that prepared Songs for Life (1994) and Sing! A New Creation (2001), both published by CRC Publications. Emily Brink

Geoff Weaver

b. 1943 Topics: Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages) Arranger of "[Come and sing a new song]" in Psalms for All Seasons

Andrew Donaldson

b. 1951 Topics: Ten Commandments 10th Commandment (do not covet) Author of "Why Do the Powerful Have It So Good?" in Psalms for All Seasons Andrew Donaldson, a composer and church musician, grew up in northern Ontario, Canada. He attended Glendon College, York University in Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He went on to study classical guitar performance at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, receiving its ARCT (Associate of Royal Conservatory Teachers) degree in 1979. Since then he has worked as a composer and performer in many contexts, in both French and English. Andrew co-edited the Book of Praise (1997), Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Donald Anderson. Their company, Binary Editions, continues to administer copyright for the PCC. In 2007 he was made a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, by Knox College of the University of Toronto, for his body of work in congregational song in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 2011 Andrew and his wife, Wendy, moved to Geneva, Switzerland where Andrew works as a worship consultant to the World Council of Churches. --Submitted by Andrew and Wendy Donaldson, 13 August 2013

Dale Grotenhuis

1931 - 2012 Topics: Ten Commandments Exodus 20 Harmonizer of "O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF" in Psalms for All Seasons Dale Grotenhuis (b. Cedar Grove, WI, 1931; d. Jenison, Mi, August 17, 2012) was a member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal 1987 Revision Committee, and was professor of music and director of choral music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, from 1960 until he retired in 1994 to concentrate on composition. Educated at Calvin College; Michigan State University, Lansing; and Ohio State University, Columbus; he combined teaching with composition throughout his career and was a widely published composer of choral music. He also directed the Dordt choir in a large number of recordings, including many psalm arrangements found in the 1959 edition of the Psalter Hymnal. Before coming to Dordt, Grotenhuis taught music at Christian high schools in Washington and Michigan. Under his direction, the Dordt College concert choir participated in annual tours that took members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He loved the church and the music of the church. His favorite song was "All Glory Be to God on High". Bert Polman (last two sentences from Joy Grotenhuis, daughter-in-law)

Steven C. Warner

b. 1954 Topics: Ten Commandments 3rd Commandment (Remember the Sabbath); Ten Commandments 7th Commandment (You shall not steal); Ten Commandments 8th Commandment (You shall not give false witness) Author of "LORD, Who Shall Be Welcome" in Christian Worship

Charles Lockhart

1745 - 1815 Person Name: Charles Lockhart, 1745-1815 Topics: Ten Commandments 9th Commandment (do not bear false witness) Composer of "CARLISLE" in Psalms for All Seasons Born: 1745, London, England. Died: February 9, 1815, London, England. Lockhart was first organist of the Lock Hospital, and was for some years associated with Martin Madan in the musical arrangements there. Though blind from infancy, Lockhart had a distinct musical gift, and was especially known for training children’s choirs. His earliest tunes were printed on separate sheets. He published a set of hymn tunes about 1810. Sources: Frost, p. 680 Lightwood, p. 155 Nutter, p. 460 Music: CARLISLE TAMWORTH http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/c/lockhart_c.htm ================ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lockhart_%28musician%29

Martin Tel

Topics: Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages); Ten Commandments 9th Commandment (do not bear false witness) Author of "Psalm 101 (A Responsorial Setting)" in Psalms for All Seasons Martin Tel is the C. F. Seabrook Director of Music at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He conducts the seminary choirs, teaches courses in church music, and administers the music for the daily seminary worship services. He served as senior editor of Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship (2012). His love for music began in a dairy barn in rural Washington State, where he heard his father belt out psalms and hymns while milking the cows. Martin earned degrees in church music and theology from Dordt College, the University of Notre Dame, Calvin Theological Seminary, and the University of Kansas. He has served as minister of music in Christian Reformed, Reformed Church in America, and Presbyterian congregations. With his wife, Sharilyn, he is raising three children in Princeton, New Jersey. Lift Up Your Hearts