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Justin Heinrich Knecht

1752 - 1817 Person Name: J. H. Knecht Hymnal Number: 51 Composer of "[The morning light is breaking]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Justin Heinrich Knecht Germany 1752-1817. Born at Biberach Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, he attended a Lutheran college in Esslingen am Neckar from 1768-1771. Having learned the organ, keyboard, violin and oratory, he became a Lutheran preceptor (professor of literature) and music director in Biberach. It was a free imperial city until 1803 and had a rich cultural life. He became organist of St. Martin’s Church in 1792, used by both Lutherans and Catholics, and was there for many years. He led an energetic, busy musical life, composing for both the theatre and church, organizing subscription concerts, teaching music theory, acoustics, aesthetics, composition, and instruments at the Gymnasium, affiliated to the Musikschule in 1806. He went to Stuttgart in 1806 in hopes of a post there as Kapellmeister, serving two years as Konzertmeister, but he was appointed Direktor Beim Orchester by the King of Wurttemberg in 1807. However, he returned to his former life in 1808 and remained there the rest of his life. He died at Biberach. He wrote 10 vocals, 11 opera and stage works, one symphony, 3 chamber music instrumentals, 7 organ works, 4 piano works, and 6 music theories. He was an author composer, editor, contributor, musician, compiler, and lyricist. John Perry

Johann Rudolf Ahle

1625 - 1673 Person Name: Johann Rudolph Ahle Hymnal Number: 70 Composer of "[Let us, with a gladsome mind]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Johann Rudolph Ahle, b. Mühlhausen, 1625; Ahle studied theology at Erfurt University. Little is known about his musical education, but be became well known as an organist while he was in Erfurt. He returned to Mühlhausen and became an organist at St. Blasius Church, he composed organ music but is know for his sacred choral music. He was the father of Johann Georg, who was also a composer and succeeded his father as organist at St. Blasius Church. Johann Rudolf became mayor of Mühlhausen late in his life and died there in 1673. Dianne Shapiro (from Bach Cantatas Website www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Ahle-Johann-Rudolf.htm)

Ignaz Pleyel

1757 - 1831 Person Name: Ignatz J. Pleyel Hymnal Number: 71 Composer of "[Softly now the light of day]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Ignaz Joseph Pleyel; b. Ruppertstahl, near Vienna, 1757; d. Parice France, 1831 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Henry R. Bishop

1786 - 1855 Person Name: Sir Henry R. Bishop Hymnal Number: 82 Composer of "['Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Bishop, Henry Rowley, was born at London, Nov. 18, 1786, and died at London, April 30, 1855. See a full notice in the Dictionary of Nat. Biog., v., 91. From 1840 he was occasional and from 1843 to 1848 sole conductor of the Antient Concerts. Of his Twelve Corales...as sung at the Concerts of Ancient Music, for which (with Words expressly written to them) they were adapted and arranged by Sir Henry R. Bishop, 1844 (B. M. copy is H. 878), some are fairly literal translations from the German, others have no connection with their nominal originals. Three were noted in this Dictionary, but their source not having been traced in 1892, we now subjoin them:— 1. Behold, how glorious is yon sky, p. 127, ii. This is from "Wie herrlich ist die neue Welt" in C. H. Graun's oratorio Der Tod Jesu, 1756 (B. M. copy, 11. 1805, catalogued as 1766), the words being by Karl Wilhelm Ramler, b. Feb. 25, 1725, at Colberg, in Pomerania; 1748, Professor of Literature at the Cadet School in Berlin; d. at Berlin, April 11, 1798. 2. God is our Refuge in distress, Our Shield, p. 325, i. 3. O let us praise the Lord, With hearts of true devotion, p. 963, ii., No. 4. The Winchester Hymn Book, 1857, alters stanza i., the original line 1. 3, 4 being:— "Whose spirit roams abroad, To calm life's troubled ocean." Another fairly close version is,"Wake, O wake! a voice is crying," from "Wachet auf," p. 805, ii. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Ferdinand Hérold

1791 - 1833 Person Name: F. Herold Hymnal Number: 59 Composer of "[Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Full name: Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold

Gioacchino A. Rossini

1792 - 1868 Person Name: Rossini Hymnal Number: 55 Composer of "[O God of love, O King of peace]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Gioacchino A. Rossini; b. 1792, Pesaro; d. 1868, Ruelle near Parise Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

David Levy

Person Name: Rev. David Levy Hymnal Number: 79 Words by of "God of the mighty hand" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed.

Johann Rosenmüller

1619 - 1684 Person Name: Johann Rosenmuller Hymnal Number: 62 Composer of "[Not in anger, mighty God]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. Johann Rosenmueller, b. about 1615, Kursachsen; d. 1686, Wolfenbuettel Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Simon Hecht

Hymnal Number: 20 Composer of "[The spacious firmament on high]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed.

Gustav Gottheil

1827 - 1903 Hymnal Number: 136 Author of "Rock of ages, let our song [songs]" in New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed.