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Friedrich Heinrich Ranke

1798 - 1876 Person Name: Friedrich Heinrich Ranke, ca. 1820 Scripture: Isaiah 62:11 Author of "Ĝoju, ho Filino de Cion'" in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta German Protestant theologian. Author of a number of hymns, two of which are still in general use: *Tochter Zion, freue dich, sung to the tune MACCABAEUS *Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen, a translation of "Adeste fideles" He also pubished a translation of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and a two-volume study on the Pentateuch.

Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Scripture: Isaiah 62 Author of "In the Heartbeat of the City" in Voices Together 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

Rory Cooney

b. 1952 Person Name: Rory Cooney, b. 1952 Scripture: Isaiah 1-66 Arranger of "STAR OF COUNTY DOWN" in Lift Up Your Hearts

George Frideric Handel

1685 - 1759 Scripture: Isaiah 62:11 Composer of "MACCABAEUS" in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta George Frideric Handel (b. Halle, Germany, 1685; d. London, England, 1759) became a musician and composer despite objections from his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer. Handel studied music with Zachau, organist at the Halle Cathedral, and became an accomplished violinist and keyboard performer. He traveled and studied in Italy for some time and then settled permanently in England in 1713. Although he wrote a large number of instrumental works, he is known mainly for his Italian operas, oratorios (including Messiah, 1741), various anthems for church and royal festivities, and organ concertos, which he interpolated into his oratorio performances. He composed only three hymn tunes, one of which (GOPSAL) still appears in some modern hymnals. A number of hymnal editors, including Lowell Mason, took themes from some of Handel's oratorios and turned them into hymn tunes; ANTIOCH is one example, long associated with “Joy to the World.” Bert Polman