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Stuart Boyer Coles

b. 1917 Person Name: Stuart B. Coles Author of "Brooding wind that blows lonely" Coles, Stuart Boyer. (Woodbridge, Ontario, March 3, 1917- ). Presbyterian. University of Toronto, B.A., 1939. Pastorates at Magnetawan (1942-1945), North Bay (1945-1951), and Oshawa (1951-1957), all in Ontario; Medicine Hat, Alberta, 1957-1958. In 1959, he became executive secretary of Caledon Contemporaries, which he combined (1958-1969) with the secretaryship of Lay Studies for the Presbyterian Church in Canada; then, after 1972, with a pastorate at Bathurst St. United Church, Toronto. Most of his hymns grew out of his involvement with young persons stirred by the 1960s. --Hugh McKellar, DNAH Archives

Thomas Coles

1779 - 1840 Author of "Indulgent God, to thee I raise My spirit fraught with joy and praise" in Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. Coles, Thomas, A.M., was born at Rowell, near Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, in 1779; and died at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the same county, Sept. 23, 1840, having been pastor of the Baptist church there for 39 years. He wrote several hymns, but only one was published, viz., "Indulgent God! to Thee I raise," p. 568, i. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

V. S. S. Coles

1845 - 1929 Person Name: Vincent S. S. Coles Author of "O Shepherd of the sheep" in The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum Coles, Vincent Stuckey Stratton, son of Rev. James Stratton Coles, born at Shepton Beauchamp, March 27, 1845, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating B.A. 1868, and M.A. 1872. On taking Holy Orders in 1869, he became Curato of Wantage. In 1872 he was preferred as Rector of Shepton-Beauchamp, Somerset, and in 1884 Librarian of the Pusey Library, Oxford. Mr. Coles has contributed the following hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern, and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns. 1. Lord, in whose eternal counsels. For guidance and growth in holiness. It was first printed as a leaflet, written for E. C. U. Festival, c. 1870; and then included, after revision, in S. P. C. K. Church Hymns, 1871. 2. Most Holy Father, bending low. Lent. No. 45 in the Bucharistic Hymnal, 1877. 3. 0 Lamb of God, whose love divine. Martyrs ( Virgins). Given in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868. 4. O Shepherd of the sheep. Martyrs (Bishop). Also given in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern 1868. 5. We pray Thee, heavenly Father. Preparation for Holy Communion. Originally written for a Communicants' class, it was included in S. P. C. K. Church Hymns, 1871, and in the revised Hymns Ancient & Modern 1875. 6. Lord, I cannot seek Thee. Spiritual Communion. Contributed to Lyra Eucharistica, 1863, and repeated in the Churchman's Altar Manual, 1882. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ===================== Coles, V. S. S., p. 242, ii. Recently additional hymns by Mr. Coles have come into common use, including:— 1. Almighty Father, Lord most high. [Holy Communion.] Written for Hymns Ancient & Modern and given in the 1904 edition, No. 264, to be sung "At the Offertory." It is admirably suited for the purpose. 2. Father, Whose love we have wrong'd by transgression. This "Litany for Lent," in Hymns Ancient & Modern 1904, No. 633, is a cento from the author's Metrical Litany, published by Novello. The Pt. ii. in Hymns Ancient & Modern begins “Christ with the twelve the last Passover keeping." 3. We pray Thee, heavenly Father, p. 242, ii., 5. This hymn, with the exception of stanza i., is entirely rewritten in The English Hymnal, 1906. 4. Ye who own the faith of Jesus. [B. V. M.] This appeared in The English Hymnal, 1906, for "St. Mary the Virgin.” --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Daniel C. Colesworthy

1810 - 1893 Author of "A little word in kindness spoken" in Songs for the School Room Colesworthy, Daniel C., a printer, editor, and bookseller, was born at Portland, Maine, in 1810, and is now (1885) resident in Boston. He has published several volumes of verse, including Sabbath School Hymns, 1833; Opening Buds, 1838; The Year, 1873; and School is Out, 1876. Of his hymns the following are the best known:— 1. A little word in kindness spoken. Kindness. This appeared in his paper, The Portland Tribune, Sept. 25, 1841. 2. While we lowly bow before Thee. Close of Service. Included in E. Nason's Congregational Hymn Book, 1857, and thence has passed into several collections of later date, including Songs for the Sanctuary, N.Y., 1865-72; Laudes Domini, N. Y., 1884, and others. Mr. Colesworthy is a member of the Congregational body. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Ronald S. Cole-Turner

b. 1948 Person Name: Ronald Turner Composer of "COAL SHED" in Celebrating Grace Hymnal The Rev. Dr. Ronald Cole-Turner is the H. Parker Sharp Professor of Theology and Ethics, a position relating theology and ethics to developments in science and technology. He is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion (currently serving as vice president), and has served on the advisory board of the John Templeton Foundation and the Metanexus Institute. Cole-Turner is the author of Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Advancement, The New Genesis: Theology and the Genetic Revolution, the co-author (with Brent Waters) of Pastoral Genetics: Theology and Care at the Beginning of Life, the editor of Human Cloning: Religious Responses and of Beyond Cloning: Religion and the Remaking of Humanity, the co-editor of God and the Embryo: Religious Voices on Stem Cells and Cloning, editor of Design and Destiny: Jewish and Christian Perspectives on Human Germline Modification, and editor of Technology and Transcendence (in press). He is also the author of the popular baptism hymn, “Child of Blessing, Child of Promise.” His wife, Rebecca, is a spiritual director and retreat leader. They have two daughters, Sarah and Rachel. --www.pts.edu/coler

John R. Colgan

Author of "Mighty army of the young" in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs Rv John Roland Colgan USA 1830-1911. Born in Westville, OH, he became a methodist Episcopal minister in the Central OH conference, serving 38 years. He was an able and successful expositor of Scripture. He married Catherine Boyer. They had two sons and four daughters.. He authored several hymn lyrics. He died in Birmingham, AL. Wk: Jesus lives (Mighty army of the young). John Perry