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William Hiram Foulkes

1877 - 1961 Topics: Christ Guide; Commitment; Service; Life in Christ Dedication and Consecration Author of "Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord" in The Hymnbook Born: June 26, 1877, Quincy, Michigan. Died: December 9, 1961, Smithtown, New York. Buried: Smithtown, New York. Foulkes graduated from the College of Emporia, Kansas, in 1897 and went on to the McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois; he received the Bernadine Orme Smith Fellowship, and studied for a year at New College in Edinburgh, Scotland. He later pastored at Presbyterian churches in Elmira, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; New York City; Cleveland, Ohio; and Newark, New Jersey. He served as General Secretary of the Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustentation (1913-18), as chairman of the New Era Movement, on the General Council of the Presbyterian Church, and as moderator of the General Assembly (1937). Lyrics: Gird Us, O God, with Humble Might Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Alliene G. Vale

Person Name: Alliene G. Vale, 1918-2010 Topics: Espíritu Santo Guía; Holy Spirit Guide; Gozo; Joy Author of "The Joy of the Lord (El gozo del Señor)" in Santo, Santo, Santo

Mark H. Forscutt

1834 - 1903 Person Name: M. H. Forscutt, 1834-1903 Topics: Consecration; God as Guide; God Our King; Love to God, Christ; God the Father Love and Care Composer of "NORMAN" in The Hymnal Mark Hill Forscutt (19 June 1834 – 18 October 1903) was an English hymn writer and a leader in several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. A convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Forscutt broke with that denomination for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the practice of plural marriage. Forscutt went on to serve in leadership positions in the Morrisite sect and later in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). Forscutt was born in Godmanchester, England. When Forscutt joined the LDS Church as a 19-year-old in 1853, his father disowned him and insisted that he move out of his childhood home. From 1855 to 1860, Forscutt was a missionary for the LDS Church in England. Forscutt was married in March 1860 to fellow Latter-day Saint Elizabeth Unsworth. On their marriage day, Forscutt and his wife began their emigration to Utah Territory with the intention of joining the gathering of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Upon arriving in Utah, he became a secretary to Brigham Young, the president of the LDS Church. Shortly after his arrival, Forscutt began to learn about the LDS practice of plural marriage, which he had not been aware of previously. This discovery, combined with other disagreements with Brigham Young, led Forscutt to disassociate himself from the LDS Church. Forscutt became affiliated with a group led by Joseph Morris; he was an apostle in the Morrisite organization and was involved in the 1861 Morrisite War. After these incidents, Forscutt joined the United States Army unit at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City and was stationed in Ruby Valley (now Nevada) before returning to Salt Lake City. In 1865, Forscutt joined the RLDS Church in Salt Lake City. He soon left the territory fearing for his life as an apostate from the LDS Church. Forscutt became a close personal friend of Joseph Smith III. Forscutt later served as a full-time missionary for the RLDS Church in England and the Society Islands. He was a copyist in the process that led to the 1866 publication of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible in 1866. Forscutt composed a number of hymns and was the editor of Saints' Harmony, an RLDS Church hymnal published in 1889. Forscutt was a preacher in the RLDS Church until his death. On 2 May 1879, Forscutt preached the sermon at the funeral of Emma Smith Bidamon, the widow of Joseph Smith, Jr. and mother of Joseph Smith III. Mark and Elizabeth Forscutt were the parents of three children Amy Forscutt Parr, Ruby Forscutt Faunce, and Mark Zenas Forscutt. They divorced in 1867. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hill_Forscutt

E. S. Hall

Topics: Assurance; Jesus Guide; Jesus Love Author of "His Love Can Never Fail" in The Popular Hymnal E.S. Hall is almost certainly a pseudonym for gospel composer Charles H. Gabriel. For more information on the evidence behind that ascription and the history of "His Love Can Never Fail," see Hymnology Archive.

Birgitte K. Boye

1742 - 1824 Person Name: Birgitte C. Boye Topics: The Church Year Trinity Sunday; The Church Year Pentecost; Holy Ghost Our Guide Author of "O Light of God's most wondrous love" in The Lutheran Hymnary Birgitte was born on March 7, 1742, in Gentofte, Denmark. She was the daughter of Jens Johansen. Boye married a supreme court judge in Copenhagen, Denmark. She found time to study German, French and English and translated hymns into Danish from these languages. As a hymnist, she was involved with Guldbergs og Harboes Psalmebog (Ove Guldberg’s and Ludvig Harboe’s Psalter), to which she contributed 146 hymns. She also produced "national dramatic writing." She died on October 17, 1824. Sources: Julian, p. 1001 & Stulken, p. 145

Gerald Massey

1828 - 1907 Person Name: G. Massey Topics: Holy Spirit Guide; Choir or Quartet Invitation; Holy Spirit Guide; Special Selections Choir or Quartet Author of "The Voice Within" in Christ in Song Massey, Gerald, was b. May 29, 1828, in the parish of Tring, Herts, was for some time on the staff of the London Atherneum, and frequently contributed to the Quarterly Review. He has published many volumes of poems. The following have been used as hymns:— 1. Jerusalem the golden! I languish for one gleam. [Heaven.] In the Sunday Magazine, May 1865, p. 7. In his Tale of Eternity, 1870, p. 235, it reads "I weary for." 2. Surrounded by unnumbered foes. [Christian Courage.] In his Tale of Eternity, 1870, p. 272. 3. There lives a voice within me. [God's Voice.] In his Ballad of Babe Christabel, 1854, p. 32, entitled "This world is full of beauty." Mr. Massey died at South Norwood, London, Oct. 29,1907. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ===================== Born: May 29, 1828, near Tring, Hertfordshire, England. Died: October 29, 1907, at home, South Norwood Hill, London. Buried: Southgate Cemetery, London. Son of an illiterate canal boatman, Massey went to work for a silk manufacturer at age eight. After the factory burned down, Massey began work plaiting straw. "Having had to earn my own dear bread by the eternal cheapening of flesh and blood thus early, I never knew what childhood meant. I had no childhood. Ever since I can remember, I have had the aching fear of want, throbbing heart and brow. The currents of my life were early poisoned, and few, methinks, would pass unscathed through the scenes and circumstances in which I have lived; none, if they were as curious and precocious as I was. The child comes into the world like a new coin with the stamp of God upon it…the poor man’s child [is] hustled and sweated down in this bag of society to get wealth out of it…so is the image of God worn from heart and brow, and day by day the child recedes devil-ward. I look back now with wonder, not that so few escape, but that any escape at all, to win a nobler growth for their humanity. So blighting are the influences which surround thousands in early life, to which I can bear such bitter testimony." Despite his hard beginnings, Massey learned to read at a "penny school," with the Bible and Bunyan being his principal resources. Afterward he obtained access to Robinson Crusoe and a few Wesleyan tracts left at his cottage. These constituted his only sources until he went to London at age 15. With access to more reading material, he flourished, absorbing the classics and other influences. In 1849, Massey started a cheap journal, The Spirit of Freedom, written entirely by workingmen. He was fired from five different jobs for publishing it, but he was committed to the cause of the laborer. He eventually went on to publish poetry, as well. He is particularly known for his 6-volume trilogy on the origin of religions. His works include: A Book of the Beginnings The Natural Genesis Ancient Egypt Sources: Julian, p. 1669 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/s/massey_g.htm

Stanley M. Wiersma

1930 - 1986 Person Name: Stanley Wiersma, 1930-1986 Topics: Acrostic Psalms; Affliction; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Church Year Advent; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Confession (Individual); Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Elements of Worship Prayer for Illumination; Forgiveness; God Daily Experience of; God Trust in; God as Guide; God as Judge; God's Compassion; God's Faithfulness; God's Forgiveness; God's Friendship; God's Promises; God's Protection; God's Way; Grâce; Guilt; Hope; Humility; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Jesus Christ Parables of; Joy; Lament Individual; Life Stages Youth; Loneliness; Mercy; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Prayer; Renewal; Rest; Salvation; Shame; The Fall; Trust; Truth; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 24-October 1; Year B, Lent, 1st Sunday; Year C, Advent, 1st Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 10-16 Author of "LORD, to You My Soul Is Lifted" in Psalms for All Seasons Pseudonym: Sietze Buning ********** Stanley Marvin Wiersma (b. Orange City, IA, 1930; d. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1986) was a poet and professor of English at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1959 until his sudden death in 1986. He attended Calvin as an undergraduate and received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1959. His love for the Genevan psalms is reflected in the two books of poetry for which he is most widely known: Purpaleanie and Other Permutations (1978) and Style and Class (1982), both written under the pseudonym Sietze Buning. He also wrote More Than the Ear Discovers: God in the Plays of Christopher Fry and translated many Dutch poems and hymn texts into English, including the children's hymns published in All Will Be New (1982). Bert Polman

James Minchin

Person Name: JM Topics: Adoration and Praise; The Christian Year Easter; Images of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit Guide and Leader; Jesus Christ Redemptive work; Victory Paraphraser (English) of "I Sing A Song of Victory (Khaa jao banleng phleng mahachai)" in Sound the Bamboo

George Lomas

1834 - 1884 Topics: Jesus Christ Guide and Leader Composer (melody) of "SURSUM CORDA" in Rejoice in the Lord Born: 1834, Birch Hall, Bolton, Lancashire, England. Died: 1884, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. A student of William Sterndale Bennett and Charles Steggall, Lomas received his BMus degree from New College, Oxford. He played the organ at Didsbury Parish Church, and at Emmanuel Church, Barlow Moor, Manchester (1858-84). Music: CHAMOUNI ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE SURSUM CORDA http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/m/lomas_g.htm ============= George Lomas was born in England and was a volunteer organist for twenty-five years before becoming a professional musician. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at age forty-five, only five years before his death. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993

Marion Pope

b. 1928 Topics: Christian Mission; Courage; Discipleship; Images of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit Guide and Leader Paraphraser (English) of "Ŏgiyŏngcha, Morning Sunlight Beams in Splendour (Ŏgiyŏngcha, Achim haetsal nunbushigo)" in Sound the Bamboo Marion Pope was a Canadian United Church missionary who spent many years in Korea. She was highly influenced by the missiologist Katharine Hockin, also a United Church missionary who was one of the last western missionaries to leave China after the founding of the People's Republic. Marion was deeply dedicated to expressing the gospel in the cultural context in which it was immersed. She was a gentle but very strong woman who was ahead of her time in her thinking about mission partnership. Robert Faris (co-worker)