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R. T. Brooks

1918 - 1985 Person Name: R. T. Brooks (born 1918) Hymnal Number: 255b Author of "Thanks to God whose word was spoken" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Also known as Rev. Peter Brooks, Reginald Thomas Brooks

C. Simmonds

Hymnal Number: S.16 Author of "Follow him, follow him" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

Constance H. Coote

1844 - 1936 Person Name: Constance Coote (1844-1936) Hymnal Number: 411 Author of "In the quiet consecration" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Born: December 30, 1844, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Died: August 16, 1936, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. In 1879, Constance became the second wife of Reverend Algernon Coote (later the Eleventh Baronet). Her works include: At His Table, 1913 --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Henry Lawes

1596 - 1662 Person Name: H. Lawes (1596-1662) Hymnal Number: 361 Composer of "FARLEY CASTLE" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Born: January 5, 1596, Dinton, Wiltshire, England. Died: October 21, 1662, London, England. Buried: In the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, London, England. Lawes, tutor to the daughters of the Earl of Bridgewater, is best known as a composer. He became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1626, and a member of the "King’s Musick" in 1631. He wrote over 400 vocal pieces, as well as anthems and instrumental compositions. His works include: Choice Psalmes Put into Musick for Three Voices, 1648 Ayres and Dialogues (London: 1653) Sources: Frost, p. 680 Hughes, pp. 467-68 Nutter, p. 460 Stulken, p. 292 --www.hymntime.com/tch

George Thomas Thalben-Ball

1896 - 1987 Person Name: G. Thalben-Ball (1896-1987) Hymnal Number: 572a Composer of "ARDEN" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) London, England; organist

J. H. Arnold

1887 - 1956 Person Name: J. H. Arnold (1887-1956) Hymnal Number: 142b Arranger of "PANGE LINGUA" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

George A. Macfarren

1813 - 1887 Person Name: G. A. Macfarren (1813-1887) Hymnal Number: 257 Composer of "DEDICATION" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) George Alexander Macfarren, Mus. Doc.; b. London, 1813; d. London, 1887 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908 ======================= Born: March 2, 1813, Westminster, England. Died: October 31, 1887, St. Marylebone, England. Buried: Hampstead Cemetery, London, England. Brother of Walter Macfarren, George was a principal of the Royal Academy of Music; professor at Cambridge University; conductor at Covent Garden, London; program note writer for the Philharmonic Society; and editor of Handel and Purcell. He wrote 18 operas, 13 oratorios and cantatas, 9 symphonies, and 162 songs. He went blind in 1860, and was knighted in 1883. Sources: Frost, p. 681 Lightwood, p. 189 Nutter, p. 460 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/macfarren_ga.htm =============================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Alexander_Macfarren

Patrick Brennan

1877 - 1951 Person Name: P. Brennan (1877-1952) Hymnal Number: 210 Author of "Angels, saints and nations sing" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

Harold Green

1871 - 1930 Person Name: H. Green (1871-1930) Hymnal Number: 253 Composer of "QUIETUDE" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Born: October 23, 1871, Helme, York, England. Died: December 20, 1930, Malenge Farm, Umzimkalu, Cape Province, South Africa. Englishman Harold Green was a pastor’s son. He served with the South Africa General Mission in Pondoland, a region on the eastern coast of South Africa. In 1920, when another missionary, Emily May Grimes Crawford wrote a hymn called "The Quiet Hour," Green provided the tune for it. --wordwisehymns.com/2010/12/20/