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Felix Adler

1851 - 1933 Person Name: Felix Adler, 1851-1933 Author of "Splendor of the morning sunlight" in The Beacon Song and Service book Adler, Felix, Ph.D. Born in Germany in 1851; taken to New York in 1857; graduated at Columbia College 1870; and Professor of Hebrew and Oriental Literature at Cornell University, 1874-76. He published in 1877 Creed and Deed. His hymn, "Sing we of the golden city" (City of our Hopes) is in The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904. Sometimes given as "Have you heard of the golden city?" --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Percy Whitlock

1903 - 1946 Person Name: Percy W. Whitlock (1903-1946) Descant of "LAUS DEO" in Common Praise (1998)

Barclay Baron

1884 - 1964 Author of "Father, Who Hast Made Us Brothers" in A Hymnal for Friends Barclay Baron was a 20th Century Anglican layman who was dedicated to the cause of Christian social work throughout his adult life. He was an avid supporter of the YMCA, and after World War I he became a major figure in the Toc H movement, a British Christian soldier's club at Talbot House which later evolved into a broader social support organization. Nancy Naber, from http://zzapp.com/anthems/lyrics/Go Forth With God!.xhtml

Sydney H. Nicholson

1875 - 1947 Person Name: S. H. Nicholson Composer (desc.) of "LAUS DEO" in Rejoice in the Lord Sydney H. Nicholson, (b. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1875; d. Ashford, Kent, England, 1947) was an organist and church music educator who greatly influenced English hymnody. Educated at Oxford's New College, the Royal College of Music in London, and in Frankfurt, Germany, he became organist at several famous cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey (1919-1928). Nicholson founded and administered the School of English Church Music at Chislehurst in 1927; this important institution, with branches throughout the English-speaking world, was renamed the Royal School of Church Music in 1945. Located in Canterbury after World War II, its headquarters were moved to Addington Palace, Croydon, in 1954. Nicholson was music adviser for the 1916 Supplement of Hymns Ancient and Modern and prepared the way for its 1950 edition. He wrote Church Music: a Practical Handbook (1920) and Quires and Places Where They Sing (1932) and composed operettas, anthems, and hymn tunes. In 1938 he was knighted for his contributions to church music. Bert Polman

Francis Jackson

1917 - 2022 Person Name: Francis Jackson, 1917- Composer (Descant) of "REDHEAD No. 46" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada

Christopher Smart

1722 - 1771 Person Name: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771 Author of "Hearken to the anthem glorious" in The Hymnal 1982 Smart, Christophe, M.A., was born at Shipburn, Kent, in 1722, and educated at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, where he gained the Seatonian prize for five years, four of which were in succession, (B.A. 1747.) He removed to London in 1753, and gave some attention to literature: but neglecting both his property and his constitution, he became poor and insane. He died in the King's Bench, 1771. His Poems were published in 2 vols. in 1771. From that work "Father of light conduct my feet" (Divine Guidance), and "I sing of God the mighty Source" [God the Author of All), have been taken. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Charles Macpherson

1870 - 1927 Person Name: C. Macpherson (1870-1927) Composer (descant) and Arranger of "LAUS DEO" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Born: May 10, 1870, Edinburgh, Scotland. Died: May 28, 1927, Westminster, England. MacPherson became a chorister at St. Paul’s Cathedral in 1879. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and later served as choir master at St. Clement’s Eastcheap; organist for Sir Robert Menzies at Weem, Aberfeldy, Perthshire (1887); Madam de Falba’s chapel at Luton Hoo Park, Bedfordshire (1889); assistant organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral (1895), and organist there (1916). His works include: The New Cathedral Psalter Chant Book, village church edition Sources; Frost, p. 681 West, p. 74 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/macpherson_c.htm ============================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Macpherson

Basil Woodd

1760 - 1831 Person Name: Basil Woodd, 1760-1831 Author of "Hail, thou Source of every blessing" in CPWI Hymnal Woodd, Basil , M.A., was born at Richmond in Surrey, Aug. 5, 1760. The influences of his home and of his widowed mother were most salutary, and produced the best results. As a boy he studied under the Rev. T. Clarke, of Chesham Bois, and at seventeen he entered Trinity College, Oxford. Taking Holy Orders in 1783, he was chosen lecturer of St. Peter's Cornhill, in 1784; morning preacher at Bentinck Chapel, Marylebone in 1785, and Rector of Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, in 1808. Bentinck Chapel being a proprietary chapel, he purchased the lease in 1793, and held the Incumbency, together with the Rectory of Drayton, from 1808 to his death on April 12, 1831. He took a deep interest in the great religious societies, and in the anti-slavery movement. His prose works were not numerous or important. He is associated with hymnody through the publication of the following:— (l) The Psalms of David.....Adapted to the Services of the Church of England, &c, 1794. 2nd edition, 1800. (2.) The Psalms of David and other portions of the Sacred Scriptures arranged according to the Order of the Church of England, for every Sunday in the Year, &c, London: Printed and sold by Watts and Bridgewater, n.d. circa 1810-20. The Preface is signed "B. W." (3.) A New Metrical Version of the Psalms of David; with an Appendix of select Psalms and Hymns, adapted to the service of the United Church of England and Ireland ... .By the Rev. Basil Woodd, M.A., &c, London: Printed and sold by E. Bridgwater, 1821. Dedicated to the Bishop of Durham. A portion of the preface of No. 2 was repeated; but the preface as a whole, was more historical than the preceding. With the exception of 4 hymns, and 4 doxologies at the end, this collection is a reprint of No. 2, with a new title-page, a dedication, and an enlarged preface. Very few of Basil Woodd's hymns and paraphrases of the psalms are now in common use. The best known is "Hail, Thou Source of every blessing". The rest include:— 1. Blest be Jehovah, mighty Lord. Ps. cxliv. 1794. 2. Holy Ghost inspire our praises. Whitsuntide, circa 1810-20. 3. In Thee, O Lord, I trust, My hope is in Thy Name. Ps. xxxi. 1794. 4. Lord of glory and salvation. Praise, circa 1810-20. A short Memoir of the Rev. Basil Woodd, M.A. By the Rev. S. G. Wilks, M.A., was published by Hatchard & Son, London, 1831. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Brian Foley

1919 - 2000 Person Name: Brian Foley, b. 1919 Author of "Holy Spirit, come, confirm us" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New

John Swertner

1746 - 1813 Person Name: John Swertner, 1746-1813 Translator of "Jesus, by the Holy Spirit" in Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church Swertner, John, b. Sept. 12, 1746, at Haarlem, in Holland, Moravian minister at various places in England and Ireland; d. at Bristol, March 11, 1813. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)