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M. R. Newbolt

1874 - 1956 Person Name: Michael R. Newbolt Hymnal Number: 489 Author of "Alzad la cruz" in Libro de Liturgia y Cántico Michael R. Newbolt (b. Dymock, Gloucestershire, England, 1874; d. Bierton, Buckinghamshire, England, 1956) was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, and ordained as priest in the Church of England in 1900. He ministered at several churches during the early part of his career and then became principal of the Missionary College in Dorchester (1910-1916). From 1916 to 1927 he served St. Michael and All Angels Church in Brighton and from 1927 to 1946 was canon of Chester Cathedral. Newbolt wrote several theological works, including a commentary on the Book of Revelation. Bert Polman

Alice Parker

1925 - 2023 Hymnal Number: 451 Translator of "Cristo es la peña de Horeb (Christ is the Mountain of Horeb)" in Libro de Liturgia y Cántico

Luis Olivieri

1937 - 2017 Hymnal Number: 492 Composer of "[Aramos nuestros campos]" in Libro de Liturgia y Cántico Puerto Rico, University and Seminary Professor, Baptist Minister Sing a New Song No. 3 by Patrick Prescod (Bridgetown, Barbados: Cedar Press, 1981)

Guillermo Cuéllar

b. 1955 Hymnal Number: 273 Adapter of "Santo es nuestro Dios (Santo, santo, santo)" in Libro de Liturgia y Cántico In the mid-1980s, composer Guillermo Cuéllar composed the folk mass La Misa Popular Salvadoreña as a result of a commission from Archbishop Oscar Romero. Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass in El Salvador. Cuéllar himself was forced into exile for ten years due to threats on his life. Sing! A New Creation

Rubén Ruiz Ávila

b. 1945 Person Name: Rubén Ruiz Hymnal Number: 333 Author of "Mantos y palmas (Hosanna)" in Libro de Liturgia y Cántico The author and composer Rubén Ruíz Avila's (b. Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico, 1945) father was a Methodist bishop in Mexico. Mr. Ruíz received his education at Insituto Mexicano Madero where he also served as choir director. Sing! A New Creation!

James P. Harding

1850 - 1911 Hymnal Number: 316 Composer of "[Astro el más bello en la regia cohorte]" in Libro de Liturgia y Cántico Born: May 19, 1850, Clerkenwell, London, England. Died: February 21, 1911, London, England. James Proctor Harding, whose names is sometimes given as John, and whose birth date is uncertain, appearing as 1850, 1859, and 1861, was for 35 years the organist and choirmaster of St. Andrew's Church, Islington, London. He also worked for many years in the English civil service. His musical compositions include anthems, part-songs, etc., many of which were written for the children's festivals of the Gifford Hall Mission in Islington. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion