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John Webster Grant

1919 - 2006 Person Name: John Webster Grant, 1919- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 Translator of "O Holy Spirit, By Whose Breath" in Common Praise (1998) Grant, John Webster. (Truro, Nova Scotia, June 27, 1919- ). United Church. Dalhousie University (Halifax), B.A., 1938, M.A., 1941; Keble College, Oxford, D.Phil., 1948. Served as a Navy chaplain during World War II; acted as editor-in-chief of Ryerson Press (Toronto), 1959-1963; taught church history at Pine Hill Divinity School (Halifax), 1948-1949; Union College (Vancouver), 1949-1957; in South India, 1958-1959; and at Emmanuel College (Toronto), 1963-?. He published many books and articles in his field of specialty, notably The church in the Canadian era (1972). His hymn-writing began with translations and paraphrases, but even they reveal his unusual range of talent and expertise. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

Timothy Rees

1874 - 1939 Person Name: Timothy Rees, 1874-1939 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 Author of "Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling" in Lutheran Service Book

Jack Schrader

b. 1942 Person Name: Jack Schrader, b. 1942 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3 Arranger of "CANTAD AL SEÑOR" in Lutheran Service Book JACK SCHRADER (b. 1942), arranger, composer, conductor, vocalist, and organist/pianist, is past editor with Hope Publishing Company, retiring in January of 2009. His association with Hope began in 1978. A 1964 graduate of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, where he majored in Voice and Organ, he also received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska (1966). Further studies in theology culminated in Jack's ordination by the Evangelical Free Church of America (1975). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he now resides in Wheaton, Illinois, with his wife, Karen. They have three children, Beth, Jonathan and Joel, and currently three grandchildren. Jack is the best selling choral composer in the Hope catalog. In addition to choral music Jack has published collections for keyboardists, instrumentalists and vocal soloists. He was a member of the editorial committee for Hope's most recent hymnal, WORSHIP & REJOICE (2001), in which he has 24 hymn credits. His music is heard in hundreds of churches across the country each Sunday, and he can be seen throughout the year as a guest clinician at choral reading sessions and workshops. --www.hopepublishing.com

John Barnard

b. 1948 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4 Composer (descant) of "ANGEL VOICES" in The Worshiping Church

Patrick Appleford

1925 - 2018 Person Name: Patrick Appleford, b. 1925 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3 Author of "Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us" in Singing the Faith

James Quinn

1919 - 2010 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:20 Author of "God Is Love, and Where True Love Is" in Rejoice in the Lord James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company. Sing a New Creation

David Hurd

b. 1950 Person Name: David Hurd, 1950- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-3 Composer of "JULION" in Together in Song David Hurd (b. Brooklyn, New York, 1950) was a boy soprano at St. Gabriel's Church in Hollis, Long Island, New York. Educated at Oberlin College and the University of North Carolina, he has been professor of church music and organist at General Theological Seminary in New York since 1976. In 1985 he also became director of music for All Saints Episcopal Church, New York. Hurd is an outstanding recitalist and improvisor and a composer of organ, choral, and instrumental music. In 1987 David Hurd was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, by the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. The following year he received honorary doctorates from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, and from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. His I Sing As I Arise Today, the collected hymn tunes of David Hurd, was published in 2010. Bert Polman and Emily Brink

Bryan Jeffery Leech

1931 - 2015 Person Name: Bryan Jeffery Leech, 1931- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27 Author of "We Are God's People" in Worship and Rejoice Bryan Jeffrey Leech was born in Middlesex, England in 1931. He came to the United States in 1955 and studied at Barrington College and North Park Seminary. He was ordained in 1961 and served in the Covenant Church. He composed more than 500 songs. Dianne Shapiro

Egil Hovland

1924 - 2013 Person Name: Egil Hovland, b. 1924 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Arranger of "NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA" in With One Voice

Santiago Fernández

b. 1971 Person Name: Santiago Fernández, b. 1971 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12 Translator (into Spanish) of "We Are Many Parts (Muchos Miembros Hay)" in Gather (3rd ed.)