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Ian Fraser

b. 1917 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8 Author of "Crown with Love, Lord, This Glad Day" in Rejoice in the Lord

1931 - 2015 Person Name: Bryan Jeffery Leech, 1931- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Author of "This Is a Time to Remember" in Worship and Rejoice Bryan Jeffrey Leech was born in Middlesex, England in 1931. He came to the United States in 1955 and studied at Barrington College and North Park Seminary. He was ordained in 1961 and served in the Covenant Church. He composed more than 500 songs. Dianne Shapiro

D. H. Bender

1866 - 1945 Person Name: Daniel Henry Bender, 1866-1945 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 Author of "There's a Land Where All Are Blest" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4

Michael Perry

1942 - 1996 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Author of "Now Evening Comes" in Moravian Book of Worship Initially studying mathematics and physics at Dulwich College, Michael A. Perry (b. Beckenham, Kent, England, 1942; d. England, 1996) was headed for a career in the sciences. However, after one year of study in physics at the University of London, he transferred to Oak Hill College to study theology. He also studied at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and received a M.Phil. from the University of Southhampton in 1973. Ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1966, Perry served the parish of St. Helen's in Liverpool as a youth worker and evangelist. From 1972 to 1981 he was the vicar of Bitterne in Southhampton and from 1981 to 1989, rector of Eversley in Hampshire and chaplain at the Police Staff College. He then became vicar of Tonbridge in Kent, where he remained until his death from a brain tumor in 1996. Perry published widely in the areas of Bible study and worship. He edited Jubilate publications such as Hymns far Today's Church (1982), Carols far Today (1986), Come Rejoice! (1989), and Psalms for Today (1990). Composer of the musical drama Coming Home (1987), he also wrote more than two hundred hymns and Bible versifications. Bert Polman

Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: Mrs. C. H. M. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Author of "What will it Be?" in Alexander's New Revival Hymns Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke

Roland Tabell

b. 1934 Person Name: Roland Tabell, 1934- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Arranger of "DUDLEY" in Worship and Rejoice

William Rowan

b. 1951 Person Name: William P. Rowan Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Composer of "YOGANANDA" in Glory to God

Peter White

b. 1937 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Composer of "CHARNWOOD" in Moravian Book of Worship

Johanan

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 Composer of "LAND OF LOVE" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4

Robert Dobbie

1901 - 2001 Person Name: Robert Dobbie (1901-1995) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Author of "Eternal God, Lord of All Space And Time" in Common Praise (1998) Dobbie, Robert. (Dundee, Scotland, March 12, 1901- ). Congregational/United Church. Glasgow University, B.A., 1924, B.D., 1927; University of London, external B.D.'s in Old Testament subjects, 1934, 1938; M.Th., 1940. Pastorates in Scotland at Dunfermline, 1927-1936; Cambusland, 1936-1941; Ardroffan, 1941-1946. Lecturer or professor in Old Testament at Glasgow University, 1946-1947; St. Andrew's University, 1947-1955; Emmanuel College, Toronto, 1955-1969; Carleton University, Ottawa, 1969-1974. In 1974, he semi-retired to Chatham, Ontario. Despite longstanding interest in hymns, he began only late in life to write them. --Hugh McKellar, DNAH Archives