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John Wilson

1905 - 1992 Person Name: John W. Wilson, 1905-1992 Scripture: Psalm 80:1 Composer of "REDEMPTOR" in The Book of Praise Biographical article in the journal of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland: https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/1992/10/treasure-no-58-john-wilson-1905-92

John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John L. Bell (1949-) Scripture: Psalm 80 Author of "God Give Us Life" in Common Praise (1998) John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink

Sylvia Rose Cobb

b. 1954 Person Name: Sylvia Rose Scripture: Psalm 80:4-7 Author of "Restore My Soul" in Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) Sylvia Rose Cobb (b. c.1954) attended Southwestern Christian College (Terrell, Tex.) and completed her undergraduate studies at Harding University (Searcy, Ark.). She taught music at Southwestern Christian College for three years and has lived most of her life in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area, teaching, writing, singing, and publishing music. Her Songs of Faith hymnal is a collection of fifty spiritual songs she authored and composed.

Richard E. VanDyke

1949 - 2011 Scripture: Psalm 80:4-7 Arranger of "[Restore my spirit, Lord, I need restored]" in Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) Richard VanDyke was born on April 3, 1949 in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was a faithful song leader at Donelson Church of Christ in Donelson, Tennessee (a suburb of Nashville). He was a music teacher at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tennessee (a suburb of Nashville). He was an award winning high school band director who was beloved by his students. email to Hymnary

David Slater

b. 1962 Scripture: Psalm 80:4-7 Arranger of "[Restore my spirit, Lord, I need restored]" in Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition)

Grail

Person Name: The Grail Scripture: Psalm 80:1-2 Translator of "Lord, make us turn to you" in Together in Song

Tim Schoenbachler

b. 1952 Person Name: Tim Schoenbachler, b. 1952 Scripture: Psalm 80:1-4 Author of "Maranatha" in Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.)

Gordon Jacob

1895 - 1984 Person Name: Gordon Jacob, 1895-1984 Scripture: Psalm 80:1 Arranger of "BROTHER JAMES' AIR" in Worship and Rejoice

James Leith Macbeth Bain

1840 - 1925 Person Name: James L. Bain, 1840-1925 Scripture: Psalm 80:1 Composer of "BROTHER JAMES' AIR" in Worship and Rejoice James Leith Macbeth Bain (b. Scotland, c. 1840; d. Liverpool, England, 1925), was a healer, mystic, and poet known simply as Brother James. The tune BROTHER JAMES AIR was first published in his volume The great peace: being a New Year's greeting ... (1915). Born in a devout Christian home, Bain came to doubt the faith but later regained a mystical belief with the aid of the Christo Theosophic Society. He founded the Brotherhood of Healers, and he and his fellow healers often sang to their patients during healing sessions. In the latter years of his life he worked among the poor in the slums of Liverpool. He published a book on healing entitled The Brotherhood of Healers ... (1906). Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988