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Dennis Aldridge

b. 1934 Person Name: Dennis S. Aldridge, 1934- Topics: Praise Gathering; Blessing; Church; Commitment; Dedication of Buildings; Gathering; God Sustainer; Grâce; Guidance; Mission; Praise; Thanksgiving Author of "Lord, You Have Brought Us" in Community of Christ Sings

William Moore

1790 - 1850 Person Name: William Moore, fl. 1830 Topics: Baptism and Dedication; Church, Family of Believers; Discipleship; God Care and Guidance; Healing; Providence; The Lord's Supper Composer of "HOLY MANNA" in Total Praise William B Moore USA 1790-1850. He was born, possibly in TN. He was a composer, having contributed tunes to” Wyeth’s Repository” (1810) and known for his tunebook “Columbian Harmony” (1825) in TN. He also composed and arranged several tunes in William Walker’s “Southern Harmony” (1835). John Perry

Linda Walker

Topics: The Living Church Dedication of Children Author of "The Blessing Song" in The Celebration Hymnal

Maxwell J. Blacker

1822 - 1888 Person Name: Maxwell J. Blacker, 1822-1888 Topics: Dedication of a Church Translator of "Only-begotten, Word of God Eternal" in Worship (3rd ed.) Maxwell, Julius Blacker M.A., son of V. Blacker of Marylebone, b. May 27, 1822, educated at Merton College, Oxford, ordained in 1848, held several curacies, including that of St. Barnabas, Pimlico and died June 11, 1888. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix Part II, (1907)

Willem Barnard

1920 - 2010 Topics: Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Daily Prayer Morning Prayer; Disciples / Calling; Earth; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God Changelessness of; God as Shepherd; God as Creator; God as King; God's Triumph; God's Word; God's Faithfulness; God's Generosity; God's Goodness; God's Greatness; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Presence; Grâce; Gratitude; Hymns of Praise; Joy; Life Stages Generations; Mercy; Mission; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Thanksgving Day / Harvest Festival; People of God / Church Family of God; People of God / Church Witnessing; Processions; Rejoicing; Remembering; Temple; Unity and Fellowship; Witness; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year A, Reign of Christ, November 20-26; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, Canada, 2nd Monday in October; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, USA, 4th Thursday in November; Texts in Languages Other than English Chinese; Texts in Languages Other than English Dutch; Texts in Languages Other than English French; Texts in Languages Other than English German; Texts in Languages Other than English Hungarian; Texts in Languages Other than English Indonesian; Texts in Languages Other than English Japanese; Texts in Languages Other than English Korean; Texts in Languages Other than English Spanish; Texts in Languages Other than English Swahili Translator (into Dutch) of "All People That on Earth Do Dwell" in Psalms for All Seasons Willem (Wilhelmus) Barnard was born in Rotterdam on August 15, 1920. Barnard was a Dutch protestant (Netherlands Reformed) theologian, pastor, writer and poet. He published about twenty volumes of poetry under the pseudonym Guillaume van der Graft. After graduating from the Grammar School he studied Dutch Language and Literature at Leiden. Later he studied theology and was a Netherlands Reformed minister in Hardenberg and Nijmegen. In 1954 he became study-secretary of the Prof. Dr. G. van der Leeuw-foundation, which meant a lot for the renewal of liturgy and church-hymns. In the sixties he was minister in Roosendaal, but his unstable health forced him to apply for an early retirement in 1974. He died in Utrecht on November 21, 2010. NN

Robert Walmsley

1831 - 1905 Person Name: Robert Walmsley, 1831-1905 Topics: The Church of Jesus Christ Outreach of the Church - Evangelism and Mission; Living the Christian Life Commitment and Dedication to Service; Living the Christian Life Salvation and the Cross; Living the Christian Life Personal Testimony Author of "Come, let us sing" in Complete Mission Praise Walmsley, Robert, was b. at Manchester March 18, 1831, went to Sale in 1870, where he was till 1904 in business as a jeweller, and d. at Sale Oct. 30, 1905. He was a Congregationalist, and was for 28 years connected with the work of the Manchester Sunday School Union, many of his hymns being written for the annual Whitweek Festival. He published 44 of them, with a preface dated Dec. 1900, as Sacred Songs for Children of all Ages. They are simple, musical, full of a deep love of God, of the works of God in nature, and of little children, and deserve to be more extensively used. The best-known of the longer hymns are:— 1. O praise our God to-day; Ye people haste to pay. [Praise to God.] Dated 1899, and included in his Sacred Songs, &c, 1900, No. 25. 2. Praise the Lord, His works exalt Him. [Praise to God.] Dated 1888. In his Sacral Songs, &c, 1900, No. 31. 3. The sun declines, o'er land and sea. [Evening,] Dated 1893. In his Sacred Songs, Dec., 1900, No. 38. It was given in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898. For these biographical details and dates we are indebted to the author's daughter. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

John G. Adams

1810 - 1887 Person Name: J. G. Adams Topics: Dedication of a Country Church; Dedication of churches Author of "On this fair spot where nature pays" in Hymns for Christian Devotion Adams, John Greenleaf. Co-editor with Dr. E. H. Chapin of the Universalist Hymns for Christian Devotion, 1846; and, alone, of the Gospel Psalmist, 1861. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1810. The collections named contain in each case 16 hymns by him. They are not, however, received outside his sect. The best are:— 1. Heaven is here, its hymns of gladness. [Peace.] Contributed to the Hymns for Christian Devotion, 1846, No. 419, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. 2. God's angels! not only on high do they sing. [Ministry of Angels.] No. 830 in his Gospel Psalmist, 1861, and No. 240 in Longfellow and Johnson's Hymns of the Spirit, Boston, 1864. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, (1907)

Roger Chapal

b. 1912 Person Name: Roger Chapal Topics: Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Daily Prayer Morning Prayer; Disciples / Calling; Earth; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God Changelessness of; God as Shepherd; God as Creator; God as King; God's Triumph; God's Word; God's Faithfulness; God's Generosity; God's Goodness; God's Greatness; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Presence; Grâce; Gratitude; Hymns of Praise; Joy; Life Stages Generations; Mercy; Mission; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Thanksgving Day / Harvest Festival; People of God / Church Family of God; People of God / Church Witnessing; Processions; Rejoicing; Remembering; Temple; Unity and Fellowship; Witness; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year A, Reign of Christ, November 20-26; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, Canada, 2nd Monday in October; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, USA, 4th Thursday in November; Texts in Languages Other than English Chinese; Texts in Languages Other than English Dutch; Texts in Languages Other than English French; Texts in Languages Other than English German; Texts in Languages Other than English Hungarian; Texts in Languages Other than English Indonesian; Texts in Languages Other than English Japanese; Texts in Languages Other than English Korean; Texts in Languages Other than English Spanish; Texts in Languages Other than English Swahili Translator (into French) of "All People That on Earth Do Dwell" in Psalms for All Seasons

Josiah Booth

1852 - 1930 Person Name: Josiah Booth, 1852-1930 Topics: The Church of Jesus Christ Baptisms, Dedications and Presentation of Infants Composer of "TRUE-HEARTED" in Complete Mission Praise Josiah Booth (27 March 1852 – 29 December 1929) was an English organist and composer, known chiefly for his hymn-tunes. See also in: Wikipedia

John D. Becker

b. 1953 Person Name: John D. Becker, b. 1953 Topics: Rites of the Church Dedication of a Church Composer of "[Holy Mary, Mother of God]" in Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) John D. Becker received a music degree from St. John's University in Minnesota and a master's degree in music history form the University of Minnesota. He served for 13 years in music ministry at Guardian Angels Church in Oakdale, Minnesota. He left to pursue a law degree. Dianne Shapiro from OCP website (accessed 1/26/2020)