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Ruth C. Duck

b. 1947 Person Name: Ruth C. Duck (b. 1947) Topics: The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Church - Illumination of God's Word Author of "Holy wisdom, lamp of learning" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Johann Rudolf Ahle

1625 - 1673 Person Name: Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625-1673) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word Composer of "LIEBSTER JESU (DESSAU)" in Church Hymnary (4th 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)

Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Topics: God | The Holy Spirit; The Church of God | The Ministry; The Life in Christ | Aspiration and Holiness Composer of "EMMAUS" in The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Robert Bridges

1844 - 1930 Person Name: Robert Bridges (1844-1930) Topics: The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Church - Enlivening and Renewing the Church Author of "Love of the Father, love of God the Son" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Robert S. Bridges (b. Walmer, Kent, England, 1844; d. Boar's Hill, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1930) In a modern listing of important poets Bridges' name is often omitted, but in his generation he was considered a great poet and fine scholar. He studied medicine and practiced as a physician until 1881, when he moved to the village of Yattendon. He had already written some poetry, but after 1881 his literary career became a full-time occupation, and in 1913 he was awarded the position of poet laureate in England. Bridges published The Yattendon Hymnal (1899), a collection of one hundred hymns (forty-four written or translated by him with settings mainly from the Genevan psalter, arranged for unaccompanied singing. In addition to volumes of poetry, Bridges also published A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing (1899) and About Hymns (1911). Bert Polman =================== Bridges, Robert Seymour, M.A., son of J. J. Bridges, of Walmer, Kent, was b. Oct. 23, 1844, and educated at Eton and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford (B.A. 1867, M.A. 1874). He took his M.A. in 1874, but retired from practice in 1882, and now (1906) resides at Yattendon, Berks. He is the author of many poems and plays. He edition and contributed to the Yattendon Hymnal, 1899 (originally printed at the Oxford Univ. Press in parts—Nos. 1-25, 1895; 26-50, 1897; 51-75, 1898; 76-100, 1899). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

William H. Parker

1845 - 1929 Person Name: William Henry Parker (1845-1929) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word Author of "Holy Spirit, hear us" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Parker, William Henry, was born at New Basford, Nottingham, March 4th, 1845. Early in life he began to write verses, and having joined a General Baptist church and become interested in Sunday schools was led to compose hymns for use at anniversaries. Three of these were introduced by his pastor, the Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A., into The School Hymnal, 1880, and passed into The Children's Book of Praise, 1881, and other collections. In 1882 Mr. Parker published a small volume entitled, The Princess Alice and Other Poems. His hymns in common use are:—1. "Children know but little.” (God’s condescension to the Little Ones) 2. “Holy Spirit, hear us!” (Hymn to the Holy Ghost). 3. “Jesus, I so often need thee” (A Child’s Prayer to Christ). [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ====================== Parker, W. H., p. 1585, ii, The following additional hymns are in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905. 1. Gaily come the hours of gladness. Summer. (1905.) 2. How sweet is the message which Jesus has sent. Christ's love to Children. (1892.) 3. I love to hear you tell. Boyhood of Jesus. (1901.) 4. I want to be a hero. Christian Courage. (1895.) 5. Just in the harbour sailing are we. Sailors. (1893.) 6. Tell me the stories of Jesus. Life of Christ. (1885.) 7. The world may beckon from every bide. Of Home. (1905.) 8. There are voices all around us. The Angels. (1881.) 9. Where the rushes bowed and quivered. God's Servants. (1902.) 10. Wilt thou "Show us the Father." God the Father. (1880.) Mr. Parker's hymns were mostly first printed in the sheets used for Sunday School Anniversaries of the Chelsea Street Baptist Church, New Basford, Nottingham. The three hymns noted at p. 1585, ii., were written in March 1880. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

H. T. Burleigh

1866 - 1949 Person Name: Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949) Topics: The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Church - Enlivening and Renewing the Church Adapter of "McKEE" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Harry T. Burleigh (b. Erie, PA, 1866; d. Stamford, CT, 1949) began his musical career as a choirboy in St. Paul's Cathedral, Erie, Pennsylvania. He also studied at the National Conservatory of Music, New York City, where he was befriended by Antonín Dvořák and, according to tradition, provided Dvořák with some African American musical themes that became part of Dvořák's New World Symphony. Burleigh composed at least two hundred works but is most remembered for his vocal solo arrangements of African American spirituals. In 1944 Burleigh was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Bert Polman

John Wilson

1905 - 1992 Person Name: John Whitridge Wilson (1905-1992) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlightening and Renewing the Church Composer of "LAUDS" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Born January 21, 1905, in Bournville, Birmingham, England; died July 16, 1992, in Guildford, Surrey, England. He served as Vice President of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and was a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Leland Bryant Ross from a biographical article in the journal of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland: https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/1992/10/treasure-no-58-john-wilson-1905-92

Kenneth G. Finlay

1882 - 1974 Person Name: Kenneth George Finlay (1882-1974) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word Composer of "GLENFINLAS" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

David Mowbray

b. 1938 Person Name: David Mowbray (b. 1938) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlightening and Renewing the Church Author of "Come to us, creative Spirit" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) David Mowbray (b. 1938) was born in Wallington, Surrey, England. He attended Dulwich College, Fitzwilliam, Cambridge where he read English. He gained an MA at Trinity in Bristol and a BD at London (External). Ordained in the Church of England, he was a curate at St. Giles in Northampton and at St. Mary's in Walford. Appointed Vicar of Broxborne, Herts in 1970 in 1984, he became Vicar of All Saints, Hertfordshire. In 1991 he became Vicar of St. Matthew's Darley Abbey, Derby, where he serves to this day. He has been writing hymns since 1977 and most of his texts are represented by Jubilate Hymns. Three of his hymn texts have been included in Hope's new hymnal Worship & Rejoice (2001). --www.hopepublishing.com

Alfred V. Fedak

b. 1953 Person Name: Alfred Victor Fedak (b. 1953) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word; The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church Composer of "LUX TREMENDA" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Alfred Fedak (b. 1953), is a well-known organist, composer, and Minister of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Hill in Albany, New York. He graduated from Hope College in 1975 with degrees in organ performance and music history. He obtained a Master’s degree in organ performance from Montclair State University, and has also studied at Westminster Choir College, Eastman School of Music, the Institute for European Studies in Vienna, and at the first Cambridge Choral Studies Seminar at Clare College, Cambridge. As a composer, he has over 200 choral and organ works in print, and has three published anthologies of his work (Selah Publishing). In 1995, he was named a Visiting Fellow in Church Music at Episcopal Seminary of the Soutwest in Austin, Texas. He is also a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, and was awarded the AGO’s prestigious S. Lewis Elmer Award. Fedak is a Life Member of the Hymn Society, and writes for The American Organist, The Hymn, Reformed Worship, and Music and Worship. He was a member of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song that prepared Glory to God, the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Laura de Jong