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Francisco F. Feliciano

1941 - 2014 Topics: Church Year Advent; Disciples / Calling; Earth; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Enthronement Psalms; God as Judge; God as King; God's Reigning; God's Sovereignty; God's Wonders; God's Deeds; God's Glory; God's Justice; God's Majesty; God's Name; God's Power; God's Strength; Grace; Hymns of Praise; Idols and Idolatry; Joy; Judgment; Mission; Music and Musicians; New Creation; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Offering of Sacrifice; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Witnessing; Rejoicing; Temple; Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages); The Creation; Truth; Witness; Year A, B, C, Christmas I, December 24 or 25; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 16-22; Year C, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 9th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, May 29-June 4 (if after Trinity Sunday) Author of "Sing a Song to God" in Psalms for All Seasons

Omer Westendorf

1916 - 1997 Person Name: Omer Westendorf, b. 1916 Topics: Advent 2, Year B; Advent; Christmas Season; Children's Hymns; Comfort; Majesty and Power; Shepherd Author of "Take Comfort, God's People" in Worship (3rd ed.) Omer Westendorf, one of the earliest lyricists for Roman Catholic liturgical music in English, died on October 22, 1997, at the age of eighty-one. Born on February 24, 1916, Omer got his start in music publishing after World War II, when he brought home for his parish choir in Cincinnati some of the Mass settings he had discovered in Holland. Interest in the new music being published in Europe led to his creation of the World Library of Sacred Music, initially a music-importing firm that brought much of this new European repertoire to U.S. parishes. Operating out of a garage in those early years, Omer often joked about the surprised expressions of visitors who stopped by and found a wide range of sheet music in various states of “storage” (read disarray). Later, as World Library Publications, the company began publishing some of its own music, including new works with English texts by some of those same Dutch composers, for example, Jan Vermulst. In 1955 World Library published the first edition of The Peoples Hymnal, which would become the People's Mass Book in 1964, one of the first hymnals to reflect the liturgical reforms proposed by Vatican II. Omer also introduced the music of Lucien Deiss to Catholic parishes through the two volumes of Biblical Hymns and Psalms. Using his own name and several pen names, Omer composed numerous compositions for liturgical use, though his best-known works may be the texts for the hymns “Where Charity and Love Prevail,” “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing,” and especially “Gift of Finest Wheat.” As he lay dying, his family and friends gathered around his bed to sing his text “Shepherd of Souls, in Love, Come, Feed Us.” NPM honored Omer as its Pastoral Musician of the Year in 1985. --liturgicalleaders.blogspot.com/2008 =========================== Pseudonyms: Paul Francis Mark Evans J. Clifford Evers --Letter from Tom Smith, Executive Director of The Hymn Society, to Leonard Ellinwood, 6 February 1980. DNAH Archives.

William Mercer

1811 - 1873 Topics: Advent and Christmas Translator of "How bright appears the Morning Star" in The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People Mercer, William, M.A., born at Barnard Castle, Durham, 1811, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1835). In 1840 he was appointed Incumbent of St. George's, Sheffield. He died at Leavy Greave, Sheffield, Aug. 21, 1873. His principal work was:—- The Church Psalter and Hymn Book, comprising The Psalter, or Psalms of David, together with the Canticles, Pointed for Chanting; Four Hundred Metrical Hymns and Six Responses to the Commandments; the whole united to appropriate Chants and Tunes, for the use of Congregations and Families, by the Rev. William Mercer, M.A. . .. Assisted by John Goss, Esq…., 1854; enlarged 1856; issued without music, 1857; quarto edition 1860; rearranged edition (Oxford edition) 1864; Appendix 1872. For many years this collection was at the head of all the hymn-books in the Church of England, both in circulation and influence. Its large admixture of Wesleyan hymns, and of translations from the German gave it a distinct character of its own, and its grave and solemn music was at one time exceedingly popular. To it Mercer contributed several translations and paraphrases from the Latin and German, the latter mainly from the Moravian hymn-books; but his hymn-writing was far less successful than his editing, and has done nothing to increase his reputation. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

R. O. Morris

1886 - 1948 Person Name: Reginald Owen Morris, 1886-1948 Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas Composer of "HERMITAGE" in Complete Mission Praise Reginald Owen Morris DMus United Kingdom 1886-1948. Born at York, England, the son of an army officer, he was educated at Harrow School, New College, Oxford, and the Royal College of Music, London, where he subsequently became a famous professor of counterpoint and composition. He also edited the 1914 Oxford University Press edition of R D Blackmore’s novel, “Lorna Doone”. In 1915 he married Emmeline (Emmie) Fisher (1868-1941),becoming brother-in-law to Vaughn Williams. He and his wife lived close to the Williams’ for several years. At the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. He was a composer and teacher at the Royal College of Music, London. For a ten-year period (1922-32) he wrote symphonic and chamber music, songs, and choral works. He also authored several works on music harmony, counterpoint and contrapuntal technique. From 1926 he taught music theory for two years at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Losing interest in music he turned to writing. He also set crosswords for “The Times”, and his reputation became well-established as a teacher. He was an author, composer, arranger, editor, and compiler. He wrote fiction, history, romance fiction, juvenile works, folk songs, scores, comic strips, chamber music and technical music topics. He died suddenly at Kensington, England, the day following a physical at the Royal College of Music (where they found nothing wrong with him). Other music composers praised his works, but performers generally ignored them, saying that he was a teacher who writes music rather than a composer who teaches. John Perry

David Hadden

Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas Author of "For unto us a child is born" in Complete Mission Praise

Pat Uhl

Person Name: Pat Uhl Howard Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas Author of "O wat a gift!" in Complete Mission Praise

Jeffrey Radford

1953 - 2002 Topics: Christmas; Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy; The Annunciation; Year A Annunciation; Year B Advent 4; Year B Annunciation; Year C Annunciation Arranger of "WONDERFUL CHILD" in The New Century Hymnal Jeffrey Radford (b. 1953; d. Chicago, Illinois, August 12, 2002), music director at Trinity United Church of Christ (UCC) in Chicago, the largest UCC congregation in the United States. Sing! A New Creation

Chick Yuill

Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas Author of "Wonderful counsellor" in Complete Mission Praise

Tim Ten Clay

Person Name: Tim TenClay Topics: Church Year Advent; Disciples / Calling; Earth; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Enthronement Psalms; God as Judge; God as King; God's Reigning; God's Sovereignty; God's Wonders; God's Deeds; God's Glory; God's Justice; God's Majesty; God's Name; God's Power; God's Strength; Grace; Hymns of Praise; Idols and Idolatry; Joy; Judgment; Mission; Music and Musicians; New Creation; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Offering of Sacrifice; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Witnessing; Rejoicing; Temple; Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages); The Creation; Truth; Witness; Year A, B, C, Christmas I, December 24 or 25; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 16-22; Year C, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 9th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, May 29-June 4 (if after Trinity Sunday) Composer of "[Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad]" in Psalms for All Seasons Pastor of Dunningville Reformed Church, Allegan, Mich., on the Editorial Board, representing the RCA, for the upcoming combined CRC/RCA hymnal

Michael Saward

1932 - 2015 Person Name: Michael Saward (born 1932) Topics: God's Church Praise and Adoration; Advent 4 The Annunciation; Christmas 1 The Incarnation; Lent 5, The King and the Kingdom The Victory of the Cross; Palm Sunday The Way of the Cross; Easter The Resurrection of Christ; The Ascension of Christ; Pentecost The Holy Spirit Adapter of "Praise we offer, Lord of glory" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Michael John Saward (b. Blackheath, Kent, England, 1932) was residentiary Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and a church commissioner and member of the general synod of the Church of England. Educated at Eltham College, Bristol University, and Tyndale Hall, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1956. Saward served in several congregations and was radio and television officer for the Church Information Office (1967-1972). His publications include Leisure (1963), Couldn’t Care Less (1966), Don't Miss the Party (1974), and All Change (1983). Associated with the Jubilate Group for a number of years, he has written some sixty hymns and served as text editor for Hymns for Today's Church (1982). Bert Polman