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Calvin Weiss Laufer

1874 - 1938 Composer of "HALL" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Presbyterian minister and hymnographer Calvin Weiss Laufer was born today in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania in 1874. Following his graduation from Union Seminary in 1900 he was ordained into the Presbyterian ministry and led congregations in New York and New Jersey for several years. Laufer had a generally cheerful outlook on his Christian life, and his first two books, Key-Notes of Optimism (1911) and The Incomparable Christ (1914) expressed that viewpoint. A review of the first book spoke of the "crisp and stirring note in these sermonettes which is well calculated to rouse the mind of readers and banish dejection." His books were popular in their time but today are seen as somewhat superficial. He later began to work with the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education and became its editor of musical publications, producing books such as The Junior Church School Hymnal (1927), The Church School Hymnal for Youth (1928) and When the Little Child Wants to Sing (1935). He was also the associate editor of the Presbyterian Hymnal of 1933, a very popular book which was used in many churches for more than fifty years. In 1932, his book Hymn Lore was published, which contained the stories of fifty hymns from The Church School Hymnal for Youth, with information about their writers and composers (much like this blog). He chose a broad range of hymns, some quite modern and others well-known and loved for centuries. Several of them were by his mentor and friend Louis F. Benson, who had edited the Presbyterian Hymnal of 1895 and its 1911 revision (and also wrote The Best Church Hymns). In the preface to Hymn Lore, Laufer wrote: To live with hymns and to make them one's own is the only sure way of appreciating their literary beauty and spiritual power. (...) That the reading and singing of hymns may become less mechanical, more thoughtful and intelligent, and emotionally more effective, this volume is released to the public. Laufer wrote both hymn texts and tunes himself, most of which first appeared in the books he edited but also had some life outside Presbyterian circles. This tune was written while Laufer was attending a conference in Kansas, though with no particular text in mind. Not long after, he hummed it to a friend, William H. Foulkes, who then wrote the text "Take thou our minds, dear Lord." Laufer's tune was originally called STONY BROOK, but he changed it to honor a friend, William Ralph Hall. Little is known about the writer May Pierpont Hoyt. Her text is generally sung to the tune BREAD OF LIFE by William F. Sherwin, but since that tune is more known with "Break thou the Bread of life," this text could use a different one. --conjubilant.blogspot.com/2010/04/
Calvin Weiss Laufer

William Hiram Foulkes

1877 - 1961 Person Name: William H. Foulkes Author of "Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Born: June 26, 1877, Quin­cy, Mi­chi­gan. Died: De­cem­ber 9, 1961, Smith­town, New York. Buried: Smith­town, New York. Foulkes grad­uat­ed from the Coll­ege of Em­por­ia, Kan­sas, in 1897 and went on to the Mc­Cor­mick The­o­log­ic­al Sem­in­ary, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; he re­ceived the Ber­na­dine Orme Smith Fel­low­ship, and stu­died for a year at New Coll­ege in Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land. He lat­er pas­tored at Pres­by­ter­i­an church­es in El­mi­ra, Il­li­nois; Port­land, Or­e­gon; New York Ci­ty; Cleve­land, Ohio; and New­ark, New Jer­sey. He served as Gen­er­al Sec­re­tary of the Board of Min­is­ter­i­al Re­lief and Sus­ten­ta­tion (1913-18), as chair­man of the New Era Move­ment, on the Gen­er­al Coun­cil of the Pres­by­ter­i­an Church, and as moderator of the Gen­er­al As­sem­bly (1937). Lyrics: Gird Us, O God, with Hum­ble Might Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord --www.hymntime.com/tch/
William Hiram Foulkes

George Lomas

1834 - 1884 Composer of "SURSUM CORDA" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Born: 1834, Birch Hall, Bol­ton, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land. Died: 1884, Sheff­ield, South York­shire, Eng­land. A stu­dent of Will­iam Stern­dale Ben­nett and Charles Steg­gall, Lom­as re­ceived his BMus de­gree from New Coll­ege, Ox­ford. He played the or­gan at Dids­bu­ry Par­ish Church, and at Em­man­u­el Church, Bar­low Moor, Man­ches­ter (1858-84). Music: CHAMOUNI ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE SURSUM CORDA http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/m/lomas_g.htm ============= George Lomas was born in England and was a volunteer organist for twenty-five years before becoming a professional musician. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at age forty-five, only five years before his death. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
George Lomas

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