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James Quinn

1919 - 2010 Person Name: James Quinn, S.J. Author of "Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go" 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

Iona Community

Person Name: The Iona Community (Scotland) Author of "O Christ, You Wept When Grief Was Raw" in Common Praise (1998) Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to Iona from around the world, the Community is known for its publishing of new songs and prayers for worship, both developed in community and gathered from around the world. For more information on the Iona Community, check their website: www.iona.org.uk. John Bell is probably the community’s most well-known member, having composed and arranged much of the community’s music. Sing! A New Creation

Johann Scheffler

1624 - 1677 Person Name: Johann G. W. Scheffler Composer of "ANGELUS" in The New Laudes Domini Used Angelus Silesius as a pen name. See also Angelus Silesius, 1624-1677

William Dressler

1826 - 1914 Person Name: Dessler Transaltor of "I Thirst, Thou Wounded Lamb of God" in Hymns of Consecration and Faith Prof. William Dressler was born in Nottingham, England and his father was at one time court flutiest to the King of Saxony. Mr. Dressler was graduated from the Cologne Conservatory of Music in 1847. Shortly after, he was first violinist of the Opera House in Wiesbaden and then became conductor. He came to this country in the early fifties as solo pianist and accompanist to Ole Bull. After traveling several seasons with concert companies Mr. Dressler settled in New York and devoted himself to teaching, playing in churches and composing. He was a former choirmaster and organist of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterina Church. He played in other churches, among them St. Charles Borromeo’s, St. Peter’s Roman Catholic in Brooklyn, and St. Peter’s iin Jersey City, where he remained for eighteen years . This long term in Catholic churches let him to compose much music for their services and many of his compositions have been used all over the world. Prof. Dressler was for many years musical editor for the old publishing house of William Hall & Son & J. L. Peters. He is survived by three children, all musicians. excerpts from New York Times Obituary, July 3, 1914

William John Limmer Sheppard

b. 1861 Person Name: Rev. W. J. L. Sheppard Author of "At even, ere the sun was set" in The Church Missionary Hymn Book Sheppard, William John Limmer, M.A., son of William Benjamin Sheppard, was born at High worth, July 21, 1861, and educated at Queen's College, Oxford; B.A. in honours 1888, M.A. 1892. Ordained in 1888, he was Curate of Christ Church, Timperley, 1888-90, Missioner of the Church Missionary Society 1895-6, Centenary Sec. C.M.S. 1896-1900, and since 1900 Vicar of St. Peter's, Ipswich. The following hymns by Mr. Sheppard are in common use:— 1. Father, we are gathered here. [Farewell to Missionaries.] Written in 1897, for the C. M. S. Valedictory Meetings, and included in the Church Missionary Hymn Book, 1899. 2. Father, Who didst give Thy Son. [Litany on behalf of Foreign Missions.] Written in 1898, and given in the C. M. Hymn Book, 1899, No. 65. 3. From Christ to learn, for Christ to teach. [Foreign Missions.] Suggested by Abp. Plunket's "For Christ to learn, for Christ to teach, O Lord," &c, in the Irish Church Hymnal. It was written in 1898 for the C. M. S. Centenary, and included in C. M. Hymn Book, 1899, No. 238. 4. In the cleansed temple, On the festal day. [Consecration of Self to Christ.] Written in 1896 on the C.M.S. Gleaner's motto for 1897, and printed in the Gleaner, Jan. 1897, p. 3. In 1899 it was included in the C. M. Hymn Book, and in 1902 in Hymns of Consecration and Faith. 5. 0 Lord of lords, and King of kings. [Praise for Success of Foreign Missions.] Written in 1899 for the Centenary of the C.M.S., and given in the C. M. Hymn Book, 1899, No. 241. Also in Hys. Of Consecration and Faith, 1902. 6. We scan the years swept from us. [Success of Foreign Missions.] Written for the Centenary of the C.M.S., 1899, and published in the C. M. Hymn Book, the same year. 7. Where hast thou gleaned to-day. [For Gleaners' Union Meetings.] Written for the C.M.S. Gleaners' Union Anniversary, 1897, and printed in the Gleaner, Jan. 1898, p. 15, with music by C. H. Forrest. It was repeated in the C. M. Hymn Book, 1899; and with the music, in Hys. of Consecration and Faith, 1902. It must also he noted that No. 224 in the C. M. Hymn Book, is composed of st. i. from Canon Twells's "At even, ere the sun was set" (st. i.), and the rest of the hymn by Mr. Sheppard, to whom permission was given by Canon Twells for the use of his stanza. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Timothy Dudley-Smith

1926 - 2024 Person Name: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 Alterer of ""How Shall They Hear," Who Have Not Heard" in Lutheran Service Book Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Educated at Pembroke College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Dudley-Smith has served the Church of England since his ordination in 1950. He has occupied a number of church positions, including parish priest in the diocese of Southwark (1953-1962), archdeacon of Norwich (1973-1981), and bishop of Thetford, Norfolk, from 1981 until his retirement in 1992. He also edited a Christian magazine, Crusade, which was founded after Billy Graham's 1955 London crusade. Dudley-Smith began writing comic verse while a student at Cambridge; he did not begin to write hymns until the 1960s. Many of his several hundred hymn texts have been collected in Lift Every Heart: Collected Hymns 1961-1983 (1984), Songs of Deliverance: Thirty-six New Hymns (1988), and A Voice of Singing (1993). The writer of Christian Literature and the Church (1963), Someone Who Beckons (1978), and Praying with the English Hymn Writers (1989), Dudley-Smith has also served on various editorial committees, including the committee that published Psalm Praise (1973). Bert Polman

Theodore C. Pease

1853 - 1893 Person Name: Theodore Claudius Pease Author of "Not long on Hermon's holy height" in Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book Pease, Theodora Claudius, born at Poughkeepsie, K.Y., 1853; educated at Harvard, and Andover Theo. Seminary, graduating in 1880; ordained to the Congregational ministry 1884; Bartlett Prof, of Sacred Rhetoric and Lecturer on Pastoral Theology 1893,and died the same year. A small memorial vol. containing an essay on the Christian Ministry, Lectures on Homiletics, &c, with Poems and Hymns, was published by Houghton & Mifflin 1894. Of his hymns the following were included in The Pilgrim Hymnal, N.Y., 1904:— 1. Dear Lord, Who once upon the lake. [Peace.] 1890. 2. How blest Thy first disciples, Lord. [Holy Communion.] 1890. 3. Jesus is risen! lift up your glad voices. [Easter.] 1891. 4. Not long on Hermon's holy height. [Visions and Duty.] 1891. 5. O Lord of life, once laid in Joseph's tomb. [Easter.] 1893. These dates are those of the writing of the hymns. [M. C. Hazard, Ph. D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

John Barathi

Person Name: S. John Barathi Translator of "ஆம் சூர்யன் சாயும் நேரமே" in The Cyber Hymnal

Ilyās Marmūrah

1878 - 1947 Person Name: الياس مرموره Author of "كما دنا الجمع السقيم" in كتاب الترانيم الروحية للكنائس الإنجيلية الياس مرمورة Ilyas Marmurah was born in Nazareth 1878, Palestine, and died in Jerusalem 1947.

N. L. Frothingham

1793 - 1870 Person Name: Nathaniel L. Frothingham Author of "O God, whose presence glows in all" in Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) Frothingham, Nathaniel Langdon, D.D., born at Boston July 23rd, 1793, and graduated at Harvard 1811, where he was also sometime Tutor. From 1815 to 1850 he was Pastor of the First Church (Unitarian), Boston, and subsequently attended as a worshipper the church where he had been 35 years minister till his sight and strength failed him. He died April 4th, 1870. His Metrical Pieces, in 2 volumes, were published in 1855 and 1870. 1. O God, Whose presence glows in all. Ordination. This was written in 1828 for the ordination of W. B. Lunt, New York. 2. We meditate the day . Installation. Written in 1835 for Mr. Lunt's installation at Quincy, Mass., as Co-pastor with Peter Whitney. 3. O Lord of life and truth and grace . Ordination. Also a special hymn. It was composed for the ordination of H. W. Bellowes, New York, 1839. It is found in common with Nos. 1 and 2 in Frothingham's Metrical Pieces, 1855. These Metrical Pieces are unknown to the English Collections. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================ Frothingham, N. L. , p. 400, ii. Other hymns are:— 1. O Saviour, Whose immortal word. Opening of a Place of Worship. Written "For the Dedication of the Church of the Saviour, Boston, November 16, 1847." 2. Remember Me, the Saviour said. Holy Communion. 3. They passed away from sight. Death and Burial. 4. When I am weak, I'm strong. Spiritual Strength. Nos. l, 2, and 4 are from his Metrical Pieces, Translated and Original, 1855, --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)