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Brian A. Wren
b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren Author of "Will You Come and See the Light" in Voices United Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship.
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Brian A. Wren
Raquel Mora Martínez
b. 1940 Composer of "WREN" in Fiesta Jubilosa Raquel Martinez (b. January 17, 1940) is a well-known composer and arranger of Hispanic songs and hymns. She has degrees from the University of Texas at El Paso and Perkins School of Theology and the School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University. She served as editor of the official United Methodist hymnal, Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996).
--www.gbod.org/lead-your-church/hymn-studies/
Raquel Mora Martínez
Valerie Anne Ruddle
b. 1932 Person Name: Valerie Ruddle Arranger of "KELVINGROVE" in Voices United
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Yolanda E. Pupo-Ortiz
b. 1937 Person Name: Yolanda Pupo-Ortiz trad. Esp. of "La Luz de Jesús (Will You Come and See the Light)" in Fiesta Jubilosa Yolanda Pupo-Ortiz was the first Hispanic/Latina woman received in full connection (1983) into the former Southern New England Conference of the United Methodist Church. Pupo-Ortiz was raised in Cuba in a Quaker family. She converted to Methodism upon her marriage, and is known for her distinctive and prophetic contribution to Hispanic preaching.
Yolanda E. Pupo-Ortiz
