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William Rowan

b. 1951 Person Name: William P. Rowan Topics: Calling and Vocation Composer of "APPALACHIAN FALL" in Community of Christ Sings

Graham Maule

1958 - 2019 Person Name: Graham Maule (b. 1958) Topics: Vocation Author of "Will you come and follow me" in Ancient and Modern

1944 - 1992 Person Name: Skinner Chávez-Melo, 1944-1992 Topics: Calling and Vocation Arranger of "PESCADOR DE HOMBRES" in Community of Christ Sings Skinner Chavez-Melo, an organist, conductor and composer who was music director at the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan, died on Saturday at New York Downtown Hospital. He was 47 years old and lived in Manhattan. He died of spinal cancer, said his brother, Juan Francisco. Mr. Chavez-Melo was born in Mexico City, but completed his musical studies in the United States, receiving degrees at Eastern Nazarene College and the Union Theological Seminary, and pursuing further studies at the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School. He toured internationally as an organist and conducted orchestras in Mexico, Brazil and the United States. As a composer, he wrote works for organ, choir and orchestra, and contributed hymn settings to several published hymnals, including those of the United Church of Christ and Yale University. He also lectured and presented workshops on Hispanic church music. Besides directing music at St. Rose, Mr. Chavez-Melo conducted the annual Singing Christmas Tree concerts at the South Street Seaport. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/28

Martin E. Leckebusch

b. 1962 Topics: Vocation, Ministry Author of "Ahead of Us, a Race to Run" in Singing the New Testament

Sy Miller

1908 - 1971 Person Name: Sy Miller, 1908-1971 Topics: Vocation Author of "Let There Be Peace on Earth" in Community of Christ Sings

I-to Loh

b. 1936 Topics: Vocation Composer of "SU-KONG-PAN" in Sound the Bamboo

Anna Nitschmann

1715 - 1760 Person Name: Anna Nitschmann, 1715-1760 Topics: Ministry and Christian Vocation Author (stanza 1) of "In Mercy, Lord, This Grace Bestow" in Moravian Book of Worship Nitschmann, Anna, daughter of David Nitschmann, cartwright, at Kunewald, near Fulnek, Moravia, was born at Kunewald, Nov. 24, 1715. Her cousin, David Nitschmann (the first Bishop, 1735, of the renewed Brethren's Unity) while on a visit to Kunewald in the beginning of 1725, persuaded her father to remove to Herrnhut, where the family arrived on Feb. 25, 1725. On March 17, 1730, Anna was appointed Unity-Elder, with the care of the unmarried sisters; on May 4, 1730, joined with Anna Dober in founding the Jungfrauenbund (see p. 304, ii.); and in 1733 entered the unmarried sisters' house at Herrnhut. In 1735 she became companion to Zinzendorf s daughter, the Countess Benigna, and accompanied her, in 1737, to England. During the summer of 1740 she went with her own father to America, arriving in Pennsylvania Dec. 5, 1740. After the arrival of Zinzendorf and the Countess Benigna, in 1741, Anna joined with them in work among the Indians. She returned to Germany in 1743. After the death of his first wife on June 19, 1756, Zinzendorf married Anna at Berthelsdorf on June 27, 1757. When on May 5, 1760, Zinzendorf felt his fatal illness, she also succumbed, and after his death, on May 9, gradually sank and died, May 21, 1760, at Herrnhut (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie xxiii. 709; MS. from Diaconus J. T. Muller, Herrnhut, &c). Her hymns were written 1735-1748; the earlier in Herrnhut, some in Pennsylvania, others from 1743 to 1748. They appeared in the various Appendices to the Herrnhut Gesang-Buch of 1735. Only two have passed into use outside of the English Moravian Hymn Book. These are:— i. Ich bin das arme Würmlein dein. Humility. First published as No. 1592 in Appendix x. circa l741 to the Herrnhut Gesang-Buch, 1735, in 12 stanzas of 4 lines. When repeated in the Brüder Gesang-Buch, 1778, No. 851, st. i., 11. 1, 2; iv., 11. 1, 2; ii.; iii.; xii. were selected with alterations, and a stanza by C. Gregor (which begins “Mein Heiland! dass ich ohne dich") was prefixed. The translation in common use is:— My Saviour, that I without Thee. Translated in full by F. W. Foster, from the text of 1778, and given as No. 450 in the Moravian Hymn Book , 1189 (1886, No. 580). Included, omitting st. v., in J. A. Latrobe's Collection, 1841. ii. Mein König, deine Liebe. Christian Work. Appeared as No. 1233 in Appendix vii. circa 1737 to the Herrnhut Gesang-Buch, 1735, in 14 st. of 6 1. In the Brüder Gesang-Buch,1778, No. 1355, reduced to 6 stanzas (st. v. in 1778 is by N. L. Zinzendorf). Another translation is: "Thou our exalted first-born Brother." This is a tr. of st. xiv. in the Moravian Hymn Book, pt. ii., 1746, p. 798. In 1754, pt. ii., p. 365, altered to "0 Thou our first-born Brother " (1849, No. 852, st. ii.). [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Jane Holstein

b. 1958 Person Name: Jane Holstein, 1948- Topics: Calling and Vocation Arranger of "PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS" in Community of Christ Sings

William Amps

1824 - 1910 Person Name: William Amps (1824-1910) Topics: Call and Vocation Composer of "VENICE" in Common Praise (1998) Amps was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge (BA 1858, MA 1862). He played the organ at King’s College (1855-76) and Christ’s College. He also conducted the Cambridge University Musical Society for many years. Amps composed a good deal of music, including piano sonatas and part songs.

Handt Hanson

b. 1950 Person Name: Handt Hanson, b. 1950 Topics: Vocation, Ministry; Vocation, Ministry Author of "Go, Make Disciples" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship

Alice M. Edwards

1899 - 1973 Person Name: Alice Edwards, 1899-1973 Topics: Vocations Alterer of "Take My Life and Let It Be" in Hymns of the Saints

Milton S. Littlefield

1864 - 1934 Person Name: Milton S. Littlefield, 1864-1934 Topics: Vocations Author of "O Son of God, Thou Madest Known" in Hymns of the Saints Born: August 21, 1864, New York City. Died: June 12, 1934, Corona, Long Island, New York. Littlefield attended Johns Hopkins University and the Union Theological Seminary, and was ordained a Presbyterian minister. His works include: Hymns of Worship and Service for the Sunday School The School Hymnal, 1921 Hymnal for Young People, 1927 Hymns of the Christian Life (New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, posthumously printed in 1937) Sources: Erickson, p. 336 Hughes, pp. 473-74 McCutchan, p. 58 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime/tch)

John Wilson

1905 - 1992 Person Name: John Wilson, 1905 - Topics: Vocations Composer of "LAUDS" in Hymns of the Saints 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

Alberto Merubia

1919 - 2013 Person Name: Alberto Merubia, b. 1919 Topics: Vocation Translator of "Go Make of All Disciples (¡Discípulos Han de Ganar!)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Henry G. Ley

1887 - 1962 Person Name: Henry G. Ley, 1887-1875 Topics: Christian Vocation and Pilgrimage Composer of "RUSHFORD" in The Hymnal 1982 Born: December 30, 1887, Chagford, Devonshire, England. Died: August 24, 1962, near Ottery, Devonshire, England. Ley trained as a chorister at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, as a music scholar at Uppingham, the Royal College of Music, and as an organ scholar at Keble College, Oxford. He was Precentor of Radley College; organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (1909-26); Choragus of the University, Oxford; professor of the organ at the Royal College of Music (1919); and organist at Eton College. Sources: Frost, p. 680 West, p. 87 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/e/y/ley_hg.htm

Frederick W. Foster

1760 - 1835 Person Name: Frederick William Foster Topics: Ministry and Christian Vocation Translator of "In Mercy, Lord, This Grace Bestow" in Moravian Book of Worship Foster, Frederick William, second son. of William Foster, was born at Bradford, Aug. 1, 1760, and educated at Fulneck, near Leeds, and at Barby in Prussian Saxony. Entering the Moravian Ministry he held several appointments until 1818, when he was consecrated a Bishop of the Moravian Church. He died at Ockbrook, near Derby, April 12, 1835. He compiled the Moravian Hymn Book of 1801, the Supplement of 1808, and the revised edition of 1826. His translations from the German, and his original hymns appeared in that collection. Two of his original hymns are in the Irish Church Hymnal, 1873; (1) "Lord, Who didst sanctify" 1808 (Holiness desired); and (2) "With thanks before the Lord appear," 1826 (Praise of the Saviour). [George Arthur Crawford, M. A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Marianne Hearn

1834 - 1909 Person Name: Marianne Hearn, 1834-1909 Topics: Vocations Author of "Just as I Am, Thine Own to Be" in Hymns of the Saints See Marianne Farningham.

Herbert O'Driscoll

b. 1928 Person Name: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Topics: Call and Vocation Author of "The Love of Jesus Calls Us" in Common Praise (1998) O'Driscoll, Herbert. (Cork, Ireland, October 17, 1928-- ). Anglican. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1951. Pastorates at Monkstown (Ireland), 1952-1954; Ottawa, Ontario, 1954-1957, 1962-1968; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1957-1960 (naval chaplaincy); Carp, Ont., 1960-1962; Vancouver, British Columbia, (dean), 1968-1982. In 1982 he moved to Washington, D.C. to become the warden of the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral, but returned to Canada after one year. In both his hymns and his published sermons, he uses traditional techniques to set forth contemporary concerns, so that his work is unusually approachable. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Also: O'Driscoll, T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert) O'Driscoll, Thomas Herbert

Derek Holman

b. 1931 Person Name: Derek Holamn (1931-) Topics: Call and Vocation Composer (descant) of "FRANCONIA" in Common Praise (1998)

Fred Bock

1939 - 1998 Person Name: Fred Bock, 1939 - Topics: Vocations Arranger of "BJORKLUND MAJOR" in Hymns of the Saints Fred Bock was born in Great Neck, New York. He played the piano at age six and organ at age twelve. He attended Ithaca College, receiving his B.A. in Music Education. He earned his Masters and did Doctoral work in Church Music at the University of Southern California. Fred Bock was one of the most recognized and respected leaders in the world of church music. He was an accomplished composer, arranger, clinician, studio musician, organist, pianist, choral director and music publisher. He was the founder and director of publications for the music publishing division of Word, Inc. and later started Gentry Publication and other publishers of church music. He was also minister of music at Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he served for 18 years. Before that, he served as minister of music at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles for 14 years. Bock has over 600 compositions and arrangements in print. N.N., Hymnary. More information at https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/fred-bock

Richard K. Carlson

b. 1956 Person Name: Richard K. Carlson, 1956- Topics: Vocation Composer of "RENEWED" in Community of Christ Sings

Kenneth L. McLaughlin

b. 1951 Person Name: Kenneth L. McLaughlin, 1951- Topics: Vocation Author of "At the Heart of Sacred Calling" in Community of Christ Sings

Richard Leach

b. 1953 Topics: Vocation Author of "O Carpenter, Why Leave the Bench" in Voices Together

Pierre, de Corbeil

1122 - 1222 Person Name: Pierre de Corbiel, c. 1222 Topics: Vocation Composer of "ORIENTIS PARTIBUS" in Worship (3rd ed.)

Coco Ramos

b. 1951 Person Name: Coco Ramos, 1951- Topics: Vocation Translator (Spanish) of "Let There Be Peace on Earth" in Community of Christ Sings

Julius Röntgen

1855 - 1932 Person Name: Julius Röntgen, 1855-1932 Topics: Vocation, Ministry; Vocation, Ministry Arranger of "IN BABILONE" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship An important Dutch pianist, composer, conductor, scholar, and editor, Julius Rontgen (b. Leipzig, Germany, 1855; d. Utrecht, the Netherlands, 1932) studied music in Leipzig with well-known German teachers. In 1877 he moved to Amsterdam, where he first taught at the Amsterdam Conservatory. In 1886 he became conductor of the Society for the Advancement of Musical Art. He returned to the Conservatory as director in 1918, and then retired in 1924 to devote himself to composition. He was a friend of leading composers of his day, including Liszt, Brahms, and Grieg, and wrote a biography of Grieg. Rontgen's compositions include symphonies, chamber works, operas, and film scores. Bert Polman

Bill Thomas

Topics: Calling and Vocation Arranger of "I'M GONNA LIVE" in Community of Christ Sings

Nola Reed Knouse

b. 1956 Topics: Ministry and Christian Vocation Harmonizer of "DEUS TUORUM MILITUM" in Moravian Book of Worship

Bob Kilpatrick

b. 1952 Person Name: Bob Kilpatrick, 1952- Topics: Calling and Vocation Author of "In My Life, Lord" in Community of Christ Sings Bob Kilpatrick is a Scottish-American singer/songwriter/producer/broadcaster, born in Louisville, Kentucky. He is best known for composing the gospel standard "In My Life Lord Be Glorified", being the driving force behind Fair Oaks Records in Sacramento, CA and for presenting a regular Time Out With Bob Kilpatrick on the K-Love Radio Network. His live musical output is a mix of folk, gospel and progressive rock. Beginning in the early 70’s with his wife Cindy (similar in style to Richard & Linda Thompson) and touring through much of the 1980s and 1990s predominantly as a solo artist. His self-effacing live demeanor could be likened to a "born-again" Loudon Wainwright III. The remainder of the 1990s and the start of the following decade saw him develop into an eminent Christian music producer, working with the likes of Randy Stonehill, Phil Keaggy, Sara Groves and Noel Stookey. In 2006, Kilpatrick released his most innovative project to date entitled This Changes Everything. This was inspired by the passing of one of his spiritual mentors and also contains direct and powerful references to his Christian faith. In many ways the thematic scope of This Changes Everything is reminiscent of the Larry Norman album So Long Ago the Garden or the Jackie Leven comeback release The Mystery of Love Is Greater Than the Mystery of Death. As a songwriter, he has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his work. Beginning with "In My Life Lord Be Glorified" and following up with other favorites such as "Won By One," "I Will Not Be Ashamed," "Here Am I" and "Tell Me the Story." His 2003 compilation album Think Pray Groove documents his many musical influences that are highlighted with a live version of "In My Life Lord, Be Glorified" (he sends up his own song by performing it in the style of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and The Beatles). When he is not either playing, writing or producing, Bob Kilpatrick is a national spokesman for the Colorado-based children's charity Compassion International, he travels extensively for musical and Christian ministry purposes (Kilpatrick is also an ordained minister) and is a regular contributor to the Christian musician Summits that occur in the Pacific Northwest. --en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Howard S. Olson

1922 - 2010 Topics: Call and Vocation Translator of "Listen, God Is Calling (Neno lake Mungu)" in Sing a New Creation Howard Olson (b. 1922; d. 2010), longtime missionary/teacher in African, compiled a number of African songs in Set Free (Augsburg Fortress, 1993). Many were folk tunes to which Christian Swahili texts were later added. He wrote in the introduction: “In their original form these tunes wee sung with uninhibited improvisation. Consequently the form in which these songs appear in this book represents only one of several possibilities.” Sing! A New Creation

Lee Hastings Bristol

1923 - 1979 Person Name: Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr. (1923-1979) Topics: Call and Vocation Composer of "DICKINSON COLLEGE" in Common Praise (1998) Born: 1923, Brooklyn, New York. Died: 1979, Syracuse, New York. Bristol was educated at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York (BA); Trinity College of Music, London (organ studies); and the Institute for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (graduate studies). He worked in New York for the Bristol-Meyers Company (the family business) in advertising and public relations, 1948-62. From 1962-69, he served as president of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. In 1972, the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada made him a fellow of the society. His works include: The Lamb and Other Carols, 1951 Songs for Liturgy, editor More Hymns and Spiritual Songs, editor, 1972 Hymns for Children and Grown-Ups Lyrics: "Let Us Now Depart in Thy Peace" Music: SEDGWICK --hymntime.com/tch/

William Dexheimer-Pharris

b. 1956 Person Name: William Dexheimer Pharris, b. 1956 Topics: Vocation, Ministry; Vocation, Ministry Composer of "TOMA MI VOLUNTAD" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship

Jill Jackson

1913 - 1995 Person Name: Jill Jackson, 1913-1995 Topics: Vocation Author of "Let There Be Peace on Earth" in Community of Christ Sings

Sally Ann Morris

Topics: Vocation Composer of "TREASURED" in Voices Together

Alan Gaunt

b. 1935 Topics: Vocation Translator of "Love, Who Made Me in Your Likeness" in Voices United

George Herbert Palmer

1846 - 1926 Person Name: George Herbert Palmer (1846-1926) Topics: Call and Vocation Harmonizer of "LIEBSTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER" in Common Praise (1998) Palmer, George Herbert, B.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A. 1868, curate of St. Margaret's, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, 1869-76, and St. Barnabas, Pimlico, 1876-83. Has published The Antiphoner and Grail, 1881; Harmonies of the Office Hymn-Book, 1891; The Sarum Psalter, 1894, &c. Several of his translations from the Latin are in The Hymner, 1904. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Lori True

b. 1961 Topics: Vocation Author of "Quietly, Peacefully" in Voices Together

John Ireland

1879 - 1962 Person Name: John Nicholson Ireland (1879-1962) Topics: Vocation Composer of "LOVE UNKNOWN" in Ancient and Modern John Ireland (1879-1962) studied at Durham University in England and became a church organist, choirmaster, editor, and lecturer, eventually teaching at the Royal College of Church Music. He was a gifted composer of music for voice, piano, organ, chamber music, and orchestra that were recognized for their excellence during his lifetime; LOVE UNKNOWN was his only hymn tune, found today in numerous hymnals. Emily Brink

Michael Pope

Person Name: Michael Pope, Sj Topics: Vocation Arranger of "[I, the Lord of sea and sky]" in RitualSong

Carey Landry

b. 1944 Person Name: Carey Landry, b. 1944 Topics: Vocation Alterer of "Hail Mary: Gentle Woman" in Gather (3rd ed.)

David Fines

b. 1957 Topics: Call and Vocation Translator of "Take, O Take Me (Oh! Prends-moi tel que je suis)" in Sing a New Creation

Antonin Dvořák

1841 - 1904 Person Name: Antonín Dvořák Topics: Vocation Composer of "NEW WORLD (Dvořák)" in Voices Together

Alfred M. Smith

1879 - 1971 Person Name: Alfred Morton Smith Topics: Vocation Composer of "SURSUM CORDA" in Voices United Alfred Morton Smith (1879-1971) was born in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and studied at the University of Pennsylvania (B.S. 1901) and Philadelphia Divinity School (B.D. 1905; S.T.B. 1911). An Episcopalian, Smith was ordained a deacon (1905) and a priest (1906). After a short time in Philadelphia and Long Beach, California, he served at St. Matthias Church, Los Angeles, for ten years. He was a chaplain in the U.S. Army during World War I, returning to Philadelphia in 1919, where he spent the remainder of his career. He retired in 1955. In 1963, Smith moved to Drium Moir, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, and in 1968 to Brigantine, New Jersey, where he remained until his death. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993

John David Edwards

1805 - 1885 Person Name: John David Edwards (1806-1885) Topics: Call and Vocation Composer of "RHOSYMEDRE" in Common Praise (1998) Welsh composer; bardic name Penrhiwceibr. John David Edwards (b. Penderlwyngoch, Cardiganshire, Wales, 1805; d. Llanddoget, Denbighshire, North Wales, 1885) was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, England, and ordained an Anglican priest in 1833. He served parishes in Rhosymedre and Llanddoget and published a collection of hymn tunes, Original Sacred Music (2 vols., 1836, 1843), for use in Anglican churches in Wales. Bert Polman

William Penfro Rowlands

1860 - 1937 Person Name: William Penfro Rowlands (1860-1937) Topics: Call and Vocation Composer of "BLAENWERN" in Common Praise (1998)

David Iliff

Person Name: David Iliff (b. 1939) Topics: Vocation Harmonizer of "NOEL NOUVELET" in Ancient and Modern

Laurie Zelman

Topics: Vocation Author of "All My Days" in Community of Christ Sings

Craig Sellar Lang

1891 - 1971 Topics: Call/Vocation Descant of "LOBE DEN HERREN" in Songs of Grace Craig S. Lang (b. Hastings, New Zealand, 1891; d. London, England, 1971), was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, England, and earned his D.Mus. at the Royal College of Music in London. Throughout his life he was an organist and a music educator as well as a composer of organ, piano, and choral works. Lang was also music editor of The Public School Hymn Book (1949). He named many of his hymn tunes after Cornish villages. Bert Polman

William W. Phelps

1792 - 1872 Person Name: W. W. Phelps, 1792-1872 Topics: Vocations Author of "O Jesus, the Giver of All We Enjoy" in Hymns of the Saints

Thomas Ravenscroft

1592 - 1635 Person Name: Thomas Ravenscroft, c. 1592-1635 Topics: Vocation, Ministry Harmonizer of "DUNDEE" in Singing the New Testament Thomas Ravenscroft United Kingdom 1592-1635. Born at Sussex, England, he allegedly sang in the choir at St Paul’s Cathedral. He attended music lectures at Gresham College. He was educated at Cambridge College, graduating in 1607. From 1618-1622 he was music master at Christ’s Hospital. Many of his works were aimed at pleasing a middle class lay public. He collected folk music: “Pammelia” (1609), “Deuteromelia” [includes the song “Three blind mice”](1609), “Melismata” (1611). He also published a metrical Psalter (the whole book of Psalms) in 1621. He composed 11 anthems, three motets, and four fantasies. He also wrote two treatises on music theory: “A briefe discourse of the true (but neglected) use of charact'ring the degrees” (1614), and “A treatise of musick”. He was an author, compiler, composer, editor, arranger, musician, bibliographer, contributor, antecedent, lyricist and creator. No informaton found regarding family. He died at London, England. 672 works. A reprint of his “Psalms” was published in 1844 by Canon Havergal. John Perry

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