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John Darwall

1732 - 1789 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Composer of "DARWALL" in El Himnario John Darwall (b. Haughton, Staffordshire, England, 1731; d. Walsall, Staffordshire, England, 1789) The son of a pastor, he attended Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, England (1752-1756). He became the curate and later the vicar of St. Matthew's Parish Church in Walsall, where he remained until his death. Darwall was a poet and amateur musician. He composed a soprano tune and bass line for each of the 150 psalm versifications in the Tate and Brady New Version of the Psalms of David (l696). In an organ dedication speech in 1773 Darwall advocated singing the "Psalm tunes in quicker time than common [in order that] six verses might be sung in the same space of time that four generally are." Bert Polman

James Quinn

1919 - 2010 Person Name: James Quinn, S.J. Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Versifier of "I Am the Holy Vine" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company. Sing a New Creation

Henry Lawes

1596 - 1662 Person Name: Henry Lawes, 1596-1662 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Composer of "LAWE'S PSALM 47" in Common Praise Born: January 5, 1596, Dinton, Wiltshire, England. Died: October 21, 1662, London, England. Buried: In the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, London, England. Lawes, tutor to the daughters of the Earl of Bridgewater, is best known as a composer. He became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1626, and a member of the "King’s Musick" in 1631. He wrote over 400 vocal pieces, as well as anthems and instrumental compositions. His works include: Choice Psalmes Put into Musick for Three Voices, 1648 Ayres and Dialogues (London: 1653) Sources: Frost, p. 680 Hughes, pp. 467-68 Nutter, p. 460 Stulken, p. 292 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Arthur J. Lewis

Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Author of "On This Our Day of Praise" in Moravian Book of Worship

Brian Dill

1949 - 2016 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Author of "Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Brian Dill was a pastor. He served as Associate Pastor of North Lakeland Presbyterian Church and then as pastor at Chapel in the Grove, Lakeland, Florida. "Come Sing, O Church, In Joy" was the 1989 bicentennial hymn for the Presbyterian Church (USA). Dianne Shapiro