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John Hamersma

b. 1929 Topics: Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Pontius Pilate; Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Pontius Pilate Harmonizer of "SCHOUTEN" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray)

Clara Henderson

b. 1955 Person Name: Clara Henderson, b. 1955 Topics: Biblical Names and Places Egypt; Biblical Names and Places Exodus; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Joseph; Biblical Names and Places Meribah Translator of "Psalm 81 (A Responsorial Setting)" in Psalms for All Seasons

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

1809 - 1847 Person Name: Mendelssohn Topics: Biblical Names & Places Bethlehem; Biblical Names & Places Bethlehem Composer of "MENDELSSOHN" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in 1843. Traveling widely, he not only became familiar with various styles of music but also became well known himself in countries other than Germany, especially in England. He left a rich treasury of music: organ and piano works, overtures and incidental music, oratorios (including St. Paul or Elijah and choral works, and symphonies. He harmonized a number of hymn tunes himself, but hymnbook editors also arranged some of his other tunes into hymn tunes. Bert Polman

Edith Sinclair Downing

Person Name: Edith Sinclair Downing, b. 1922 Topics: Biblical Names and Places Emmaus Author of "Come to Us, Beloved Stranger" in Lift Up Your Hearts

Henry Hageman

Topics: Biblical Names and Places Peter Harmonizer of "OF ALL THE PEOPLE" in Singing the New Testament

William R. Featherston

1846 - 1873 Person Name: William R. Featherstone Topics: Biblical Names & Places Calvary; Biblical Names & Places Calvary Author of "My Jesus, I Love Thee" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) William Ralph Featherston(e) Canada 1846-1873. Born at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church there. He became a Christian at age 16 while in Toronto, and is thought to have written his famous hymn about the same time. He sent the poem to his aunt, Ms. E. Featherston Wilson and she gave it to a publisher. Adoniram. J Gordon, an evangelist, founder of Gordon College & Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, found the hymn in a 1870 London hymnal and was impressed with the words, but did not like the tune, so he composed the melody that has been used with the hymn ever since. Featherstone is thought to have married Julie R MacAlister in 1869 and that they had a son, John, in 1870. Featherstone died in Montreal at age 26. John Perry

Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans

750 - 821 Person Name: Theodulph of Orleans Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places David Author of "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Theodulph of Orleans appears to have been a native of Italy. He was brought to France by Charles the Great, perhaps when Charles returned from Italy in 781. He became Bishop of Orleans about 785, and soon afterwards also Abbot of Fleury. After the death of Charles he continued for some time on friendly terms with the Emperor Louis, but, falling under suspicion of being concerned in the plot in favour of Bernard of Italy, was imprisoned in 818, at Angers, where he seems to have died in 821, apparently on Sep. 18. There is a full and interesting sketch of his life and works in the Dictionary of Chr. Biog., iii., pp. 983-989. See also Potthast's Biblical History, Medii Aevi, 1896, vol. ii., p. 1058. The best and most recent edition of his Carmina is in vol. i., Berlin, 1881, of the Poetae Latini Aevi Carolini, which includes his famous "Gloria, laus et honor," p. 426, i. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

C. Austin Miles

1868 - 1946 Topics: Biblical Names Author of "I Come to the Garden Alone (In the Garden)" in The New Century Hymnal Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel #2” (1905), “Songs of service” (1910), “Ideal Sunday school hymns” (1912). He wrote and/or composed 400+ hymns. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

John Zundel

1815 - 1882 Topics: Biblical Names and Places Massah; Biblical Names and Places Meribah Composer of "BEECHER" in Psalms for All Seasons John Zundel; b. 1815, near Stuttgart, Germany; organist in Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1847 to 1878; d. Cannstadt, Germany, 1882 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Theodore Baker

1851 - 1934 Topics: Biblical Names & Places Isaiah; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Isaiah; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Biblical Names & Places Mary Translator (st. 1-2) of "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Theodore Baker (b. New York, NY, 1851; d. Dresden, Germany, 1934). Baker is well known as the compiler of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (first ed. 1900), the first major music reference work that included American composers. Baker studied music in Leipzig, Germany, and wrote a dissertation on the music of the Seneca people of New York State–one of the first studies of the music of American Indians. From 1892 until his retirement in 1926, Baker was a literary editor and translator for G. Schirmer, Inc., in New York City. In 1926, he returned to Germany. Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987