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Anonymous

Meter: 8.9.8.8 with refrain Translator (English) of "Ha nacido el niño Dios" In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Carlton R. Young

b. 1926 Person Name: Carlton R. Young, b. 1926 Meter: 8.9.8.8 with refrain Harmonizer of "IL EST NÉ" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Andrew Donaldson

b. 1951 Person Name: Andrew Donaldson, b. 1951 Meter: 8.9.8.8 with refrain Translator (English) of "Ha Nacido el Niño Dios (Il Est Né) (He Is Born! Now the child Has Come!)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Andrew Donaldson, a composer and church musician, grew up in northern Ontario, Canada. He attended Glendon College, York University in Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He went on to study classical guitar performance at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, receiving its ARCT (Associate of Royal Conservatory Teachers) degree in 1979. Since then he has worked as a composer and performer in many contexts, in both French and English. Andrew co-edited the Book of Praise (1997), Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Donald Anderson. Their company, Binary Editions, continues to administer copyright for the PCC. In 2007 he was made a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, by Knox College of the University of Toronto, for his body of work in congregational song in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 2011 Andrew and his wife, Wendy, moved to Geneva, Switzerland where Andrew works as a worship consultant to the World Council of Churches. --Submitted by Andrew and Wendy Donaldson, 13 August 2013

Gerhard M. Cartford

1923 - 2016 Person Name: Gerhard M. Cartfod, b. 1923 Meter: 8.9.8.8 with refrain Translator of "O Living Breath of God" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Gerhard Cartford was born in 1923. He helped to edit the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978) and wrote the liturgical chant service for the hymnal. He also translated some hymns for Libro de Litugia y Cántico and also helped edit this hymnal. He was head of the Music Department at Texas Lutheran University for 13 years Lynette (Mann) Parkhurst, former student

Didier Rimaud

1922 - 2003 Person Name: D. Rimaud Meter: 8.9.8.8 with refrain Author of "Il est né, le Divin enfant" in Catholic Book of Worship

O. Catena

1920 - 1986 Person Name: Osvaldo Catena, 1920-1986 Meter: 8.9.8.8 with refrain Author of "O Living Breath of God" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Osvaldo Catena (b. 1920; d. 1986) was an Argentinian priest and composer. Showing an early interest in music, he entered the Metropolitan Seminary in Santa Fe, Argentina, where he learned multiple instruments and studied for ordination. He was ordained as a priest in 1943. He started the first School of Sacred Music in Santa Fe, and in 1950 organized the first University Choir. He was soon appointed chaplain at the College of Our Lady of Calvary, but moved his ministry to the poor, harsh areas of Santa Fe, in what he named Villa Prak, “the triangle” outlined by railroad tracks, garbage dumps, and caves near the Rio Saldo. He termed this area Villa Park. He spent much of his life in this area, working to develop the area and provide fellowship and guidance for those living there in a time of turmoil and violence, during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983). Laura de Jong