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Laurie Klein

b. 1950 Author of "I love You, Lord" in Songs of Fellowship

Nolan Williams

Person Name: Nolan Williams, Jr. b. 1969 Arranger of "[I love You, Lord, and I lift my voice]" in African American Heritage Hymnal

1841 - 1903 Composer of "ABERYSTWYTH" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Joseph Parry (b. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1841; d. Penarth, Glamorganshire, 1903) was born into a poor but musical family. Although he showed musical gifts at an early age, he was sent to work in the puddling furnaces of a steel mill at the age of nine. His family immigrated to a Welsh settlement in Danville, Pennsylvania in 1854, where Parry later started a music school. He traveled in the United States and in Wales, performing, studying, and composing music, and he won several Eisteddfodau (singing competition) prizes. Parry studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at Cambridge, where part of his tuition was paid by interested community people who were eager to encourage his talent. From 1873 to 1879 he was professor of music at the Welsh University College in Aberystwyth. After establishing private schools of music in Aberystwyth and in Swan sea, he was lecturer and professor of music at the University College of South Wales in Cardiff (1888-1903). Parry composed oratorios, cantatas, an opera, orchestral and chamber music, as well as some four hundred hymn tunes. Bert Polman

Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958 Arranger of "FOREST GREEN" in Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrangements of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). Bert Polman

Joseph Barnby

1838 - 1896 Composer of "JORDAN" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) An accomplished and popular choral director in England, Barby showed his musical genius early: he was an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve. He became organist at St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he developed an outstanding choral program (at times nicknamed "the Sunday Opera"). Barnby introduced annual performances of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion in St. Anne's, Soho, and directed the first performance in an English church of the St. Matthew Passion. He was also active in regional music festivals, conducted the Royal Choral Society, and composed and edited music (mainly for Novello and Company). In 1892 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. His compositions include many anthems and service music for the Anglican liturgy, as well as 246 hymn tunes (published posthumously in 1897). He edited four hymnals, including The Hymnary (1872) and The Congregational Sunday School Hymnal (1891), and coedited The Cathedral Psalter (1873). Bert Polman

Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Author of "Ohibouka Rabi Yasoua (I love you, Lord Jesus)" in In Every Corner Sing 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.

David Haas

b. 1957 Person Name: DRH Composer of "[I love you Lord, my strength]" in Catholic Book of Worship III

Michel Guimont

b. 1950 Composer of "[I love you Lord, my strength]" in RitualSong

William F. Hubbard

Author of "I Love You, Lord, Today" in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

John Schiavone

b. 1947 Person Name: JS Composer of "[Yo te amo, Señor, yo te amo, Señor]" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle Author of "I Love You, O LORD, You Alone" in Christian Worship Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary. Bert Polman

Richard Proulx

1937 - 2010 Person Name: RP Composer of "[I love you, I love you, Lord, my strength]" in Worship (3rd ed.) Richard Proulx (b. St. Paul, MN, April 3, 1937; d. Chicago, IL, February 18, 2010). A composer, conductor, and teacher, Proulx was director of music at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois (1980-1997); before that he was organist and choirmaster at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Seattle, Washington. He contributed his expertise to the Roman Catholic Worship III (1986), The Episcopal Hymnal 1982, The United Methodist Hymnal (1989), and the ecumenical A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools (1992). He was educated at the University of Minnesota, MacPhail College of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and the Royal School of Church Music in England. He composed more than 250 works. Bert Polman

Charles Price Jones

1865 - 1949 Person Name: Charles P. Jones Author of "Why I Love the Lord" in His Fullness Songs Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness in his congregation, Mount Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. He faced much opposition from some members of his congregation and other Baptist churches. Eventually the church voted to remove "Baptist" and change it to "Church of Christ." For several years, Jones led a non-denominational holiness movement. In 1899 he began to write songs for his church. Most of his hymns were inspired by a scripture passage. The congregation built the Christ Temple campus which included a 1000 seat sanctuary, a printing press, a school building, and a girl's dormitory. In 1917, Jones organized Christ Temple Church in Los Angeles and moved the printing press there. He died January 19, 1949 in Los Angeles Dianne Shapiro, from Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. website and "Charles Price Jones (1865-1949) Religious Leader" by David Daniels, Mississippi Encyclopedia website (both accessed 10/9/2020)

Timothy Dudley-Smith

b. 1926 Author of "Shall I Not Love You, Lord, My Strong Defender" in New Hymns of Hope Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Educated at Pembroke College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Dudley-Smith has served the Church of England since his ordination in 1950. He has occupied a number of church positions, including parish priest in the diocese of Southwark (1953-1962), archdeacon of Norwich (1973-1981), and bishop of Thetford, Norfolk, from 1981 until his retirement in 1992. He also edited a Christian magazine, Crusade, which was founded after Billy Graham's 1955 London crusade. Dudley-Smith began writing comic verse while a student at Cambridge; he did not begin to write hymns until the 1960s. Many of his several hundred hymn texts have been collected in Lift Every Heart: Collected Hymns 1961-1983 (1984), Songs of Deliverance: Thirty-six New Hymns (1988), and A Voice of Singing (1993). The writer of Christian Literature and the Church (1963), Someone Who Beckons (1978), and Praying with the English Hymn Writers (1989), Dudley-Smith has also served on various editorial committees, including the committee that published Psalm Praise (1973). Bert Polman

W. Elmo Mercer

1932 - 2020 Author of "With him" William Elmo Mercer wrote more than 1,600 songs and worked extensively as a music arranger. Arguably his best known song is “Each Step I Take." Mercer worked for the John T. Benson company from 1951 to 1981 as a music editor. He also consulted for LifeWay, Lorenz, Brentwood, and other music companies. He and his wife Marcia traveled as singing evangelists for three decades and he served as the music minister for Scottsboro First Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Monty Lynn, from "William Elmo Mercer," Southern Gospel History, https://www.sghistory.com/

Jim Gilbert

Person Name: James M. Gilbert Author of "I love you with the love of the Lord" in Songs of Fellowship

Eddie Espinosa

Author of "Lord, I love You" in Complete Mission Praise

Eugene Thomas

b. 1941 Arranger of "I LOVE YOU, LORD" in Celebrating Grace Hymnal

Geoff Weaver

b. 1943 Arranger of "[I love you Lord Jesus]" in In Every Corner Sing

Dale Grotenhuis

1931 - 2012 Harmonizer of "JORDAN" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal Dale Grotenhuis (b. Cedar Grove, WI, 1931; d. Jenison, Mi, August 17, 2012) was a member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal 1987 Revision Committee, and was professor of music and director of choral music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, from 1960 until he retired in 1994 to concentrate on composition. Educated at Calvin College; Michigan State University, Lansing; and Ohio State University, Columbus; he combined teaching with composition throughout his career and was a widely published composer of choral music. He also directed the Dordt choir in a large number of recordings, including many psalm arrangements found in the 1959 edition of the Psalter Hymnal. Before coming to Dordt, Grotenhuis taught music at Christian high schools in Washington and Michigan. Under his direction, the Dordt College concert choir participated in annual tours that took members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He loved the church and the music of the church. His favorite song was "All Glory Be to God on High". Bert Polman (last two sentences from Joy Grotenhuis, daughter-in-law)

J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Author of "I Am Glad to Know" in Songs of Spring Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in DeKalb County, Alabama. In 1926, he bought part of Virgil Stamps’ Gospel music firm, which became the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, one of the most successful Gospel music publishers of the early 20th Century. Baxter ran the company’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, office until Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dallas, Texas, to run the main office. After Baxter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the business until she died; it was then sold to Zondervan. Baxter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sunrise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Savior, Too I Want to Help Some Weary Pilgrim I’m Living in Canaan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Happens Travel the Sunlit Way Try Jesus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Christopher Norton

b. 1953 Arranger of "[Lord, I love You]" in Complete Mission Praise

Fred R. Anderson

b. 1941 Paraphraser of "Psalm 18: I Love You, Lord, My Strength, My Rock" in Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship

Ken Young

b. 1956 Arranger of "I LOVE YOU LORD" in Songs of Faith and Praise Ken Young attended Lubbock Christian University and Texas Tech University, studying music education and marriage and family therapy. He has served as a worship minister for Churches of Christ in Texas and Tennessee and founded and directs Hallal Worship (Franklin, Tennessee).

Samuel Dyer

1785 - 1835 Arranger of "MENDON" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal Rv Samuel Dyer United Kingdom 1785-1835. Born in White Chapel, Hampshire, the family moved to Wellshire, England, where he was ordained and served as a Baptist minister. In 1806 the family moved to Coventry, and Samuel emigrated to the U.S. in 1811. He married Renee Novak. He taught music and directed choirs in New York City and Philadelphia, PA. He later moved to Baltimore, MD, and wrote, conducted singing schools in the south and east, and conducted the New York Sacred Music Society. He published “New selection of sacred music” (1817), “Anthems” (1822 & 1834), and “The Philadelphia collection of sacred music” (1828). He died in Hoboken, NJ. John Perry

Donald Busarow

1934 - 2011 Arranger (alt. arr.) of "ABERYSTWYTH" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Donald Arthur Busarow, was born April 10, 1934 in Racine, WI. He received a Bachelor's degree from Concordia University, River Forest, IL, a Master's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He served churches in Detroit, Cleveland and Milwaukee. He was a professor at Concordia College - Milwaukee, WI, before coming to Wittenberg University in 1975. At Wittenberg, he served as professor of music, teaching courses in music theory, composition, church music and organ. He served as University organist and directed the Wittenberg Choir for 28 years. He traveled the country giving organ recitals, hymn festivals, and choral and organ workshops. Don was a member of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in Huber Heights, OH, and served as organist and choir director there for 24 years. He was also the organist at the First Presbyterian Church of South Charleston, OH, for the past 10 years. During his career, Don received many honors for his compositions. His published works are included in the catalogs of seven publishing houses. He was involved in organ consultation and design in many cities including Detroit, Chicago, and most recently in Columbus, where he designed the organ at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. In 1996, Don received an honorary Doctor of Letters from his alma mater, Concordia University, IL, for his achievements in music composition and choral conducting. From his obituary published in Dayton Daily News on Nov. 2, 2011

Edmund P. Clowney

Author of "O Lord, I Love You, My Shield, My Tower" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)

Ed Cash

Author of "Goodness of God" in CCLI Top 100

Jason Ingram

b. 1974 Author of "Goodness of God" in CCLI Top 100 Jason Ingram is prolific songwriter and producer for worship and Contemporary Christian music. Dianne Shapiro, from www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=1966 accessed 3/8/2017

Ben Fielding

Author of "Goodness of God" in CCLI Top 100

T. Barrett Armstrong

1929 - 2009 Person Name: TBA Composer of "[I love you Lord, I love you Lord, my strength]" in Catholic Book of Worship III

Ada Roeper-Boulogne

b. 1931 Versifier of "How I Love You, LORD, My God" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Ada Roeper-Boulogne (b. Haarlem, the Netherlands, 1931) received her elementary education at the Dutch-Chinese Christian School in Central Java, Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies), where her father, an organist and rebuilder of organs, served as a missionary and teacher. After Japan conquered Indonesia during World War II (1942), Roeper-Boulogne's family was placed in a concentration camp and remained there until 1945. Because a teacher organized a children's choir in the camp, even there Roeper-Boulogne was not totally devoid of music. In 1946 the family returned to the Netherlands and in 1951 immigrated to St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Roeper-Boulogne has translated several Dutch songs and is the author of "Little Children Be Happy," which was published in Bible Steps (1983). Bert Polman

Lawrence C. Roff

Arranger of "SAINT-SAËNS" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)

Brian Johnson

b. 1978 Author of "Goodness of God" in CCLI Top 100 Brian Johnson and his wife Jenn are co-founders of Bethel Music and WorshipU, ministries of Bethel Church in Redding, California. Dianne Shapiro, from bethelmusic.com/about/ accessed 3/7/17

Camille Saint-Saëns

1825 - 1921 Person Name: Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921 Composer of "SAINT-SAËNS" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)

Jenn Johnson

b. 1982 Author of "Goodness of God" in CCLI Top 100 Jenn Johnson and her husband Brian are co-founders of Bethel Music and WorshipU. She lives in Redding, California. Dianne Shapiro, from bethelmusic.com/artists/jenn-johnson, accessed 3/8/2017

Michael R. Greene

1961 - 2017 Arranger of "[I love you with the love of the Lord]" in Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition)

Andrew J. Robison

Person Name: Andy Robison Author of "Born Again" in Teaching and Admonishing

Pam Stephenson

Arranger of "HIS LOVE" in Songs of Faith and Praise

Mike Rogers

Author of "Forever" in Blessed Refuge

David Peacock

b. 1949 Composer of "JANE" in Christian Worship

Laurence Bévenot

1901 - 1990 Person Name: Laurence Bevenot Composer (Psalm tone) of "[I cried to the Lord, and was saved from my enemies]" in Hymns for a Pilgrim People

Paul D. Weber

b. 1949 Composer of "[I love you, O LORD my strength]" in Christian Worship

V. O. Fossett

1904 - 1964 Composer of "[I am glad that you love my Lord, that you are doing His will]" in Songs of Spring Died: December 20, 1964. Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama, Fossett attended his first Gospel Music School at age 12. At age 16, he attended Thomas Mosley’s Normal School. By age 19, he began singing and playing in a quartet. By 1937, he was teaching in High Point, North Carolina, where he married Katherine Strother. Three years later, he joined the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office of the Stamps-Baxter music publishers. Fossett’s works include: Fossett’s Inspirational Melodies (Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Company, 1952) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

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