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Graham Kendrick

b. 1950 Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Author of "At this time of giving (The giving song)" in Songs of Fellowship Graham Kendrick (b. England, August 2, 1950), the son of a Baptist minister in Northamptonshire, is one of the most prolific Christian singer-songwriters in the United Kingdom. He’s written music for over thirty years, and to date has released thirty-eight albums. He is best known for his songs “Shine, Jesus, Shine,” “Knowing You,” and “The Servant King.” Kendrick has received honorary doctorates in divinity from Brunel University and Wycliffe College. In 1987 he helped co-found the March for Jesus, which today is a global phenomenon in which Christians take their faith to the streets in a celebration of Christ. In 1995 Kendrick received a Dove Award for his international work, and he remains an active advocate for Compassion International, which is a Christian child sponsorship organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world, and also is a contributor to CompassionArt, an organization with the aim of generating income from works of art to assist in the relief of suffering around the planet. Laura de Jong

Keith Landis

Person Name: Keith Landis, 1922- Scripture: Matthew 2 Composer (melody) of "LATIMER" in Common Praise (1998)

Jeffrey H. Rickard

b. 1942 Person Name: Jeffrey H. Rickard, 1942- Scripture: Matthew 2 Harmonizer of "LATIMER" in Common Praise (1998)

Valerie Anne Ruddle

b. 1932 Person Name: Valerie Anne Ruddle, b. 1932 Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Composer of "CHILD OF JOY" in Singing the Faith

Frieda Major

b. 1891 Person Name: Frieda Major (1891-1976) Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Author of "No Crowded Eastern Street" in Common Praise (1998)

Paul Henkel

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Author of "O King of glory, David's son" in Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed.

Michael Hewlett

1916 - 2000 Person Name: Michael Edward Hewlett, 1916- Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Author of "When God almighty came to be one of us" in Together in Song Michael Edward Hewlett (b. 1916; d. 2000) was ordained in England as an Anglican priest in 1949, and served several parishes as curate, vicar, or parish priest. For most of his career he was vicar in the diocese of Exeter. He was author of about seventy hymn texts and contributed to many hymnals in the UK and North America. Emily Brink

Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: Priscilla J. Owens Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Author of "The Babe of Bethlehem" in Tried and True Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

J. Faure

1830 - 1914 Person Name: Jean-Baptiste Faure Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11 Author of "Las Palmas" in Celebremos Su Gloria Born: January 15, 1830, Moulins, Allier, France. Died: November 9, 1914, Paris, France.