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Anonymous

Composer of "BUNESSAN" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

David Evans

1874 - 1948 Person Name: David Evans, 1874 - 1948 Arranger of "BUNESSAN" in The Book of Praise David Evans (b. Resolven, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1874; d. Rosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, 1948) was an important leader in Welsh church music. Educated at Arnold College, Swansea, and at University College, Cardiff, he received a doctorate in music from Oxford University. His longest professional post was as professor of music at University College in Cardiff (1903-1939), where he organized a large music department. He was also a well-known and respected judge at Welsh hymn-singing festivals and a composer of many orchestral and choral works, anthems, service music, and hymn tunes. Bert Polman

Fred Bock

1939 - 1998 Author of "Child in the Manger" in Hymns for the Family of God Fred Bock was born in Great Neck, New York. He played the piano at age six and organ at age twelve. He attended Ithaca College, receiving his B.A. in Music Education. He earned his Masters and did Doctoral work in Church Music at the University of Southern California. Fred Bock was one of the most recognized and respected leaders in the world of church music. He was an accomplished composer, arranger, clinician, studio musician, organist, pianist, choral director and music publisher. He was the founder and director of publications for the music publishing division of Word, Inc. and later started Gentry Publication and other publishers of church music. He was also minister of music at Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he served for 18 years. Before that, he served as minister of music at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles for 14 years. Bock has over 600 compositions and arrangements in print. N.N., Hymnary. More information at https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/fred-bock

Mary Macdonald

1789 - 1872 Person Name: Mary Macdonald of Mull Author of "Child in the Manger" in Rejoice in the Lord Mary MacDougal MacDonald United Kingdom 1789-1872. Born at Ardtun, daughter of a farmer and Baptist cleric, Duncan MacDougal, northeast of Bunessan on the Ross of Mull, she was a Gaelic poet who lived at Cancan, Bunessan on Mull, Scotland. She never spoke English. She married Neil MacDonald and settled into a life as a crofter’s wife. While at her spinning wheel she passed time by singing hymns and poems, some of her own composition. She was a devout Baptist. Some of her hymns reached beyond her locality. The tune of her best known hymn (same tune as hymn: “Morning has broken”) was an old Scottish melody she attached to her lyrics that helped popularize the hymn, translated from the Gaelic in 1888 by Lachlan McBean of Scotland. No family information found. John Perry

Noel Tredinnick

b. 1949 Person Name: Noël Tredinnick (born 1949) Arranger of "BUNESSAN" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Composer

Lawrence Bartlett

1933 - 2002 Person Name: Lawrence Francis Bartlett, 1933 Arranger of "BUNESSAN" in Together in Song Lawrence Bartlett was born in Sydney on the February 13, 1933. He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music between 1950 and 1957, and at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 1960. He also studied organ, piano, singing and composition. He was the Assistant Director of Music at the King's School, Parramatta, a tutor in church music at Ridley College in Melbourne and in 1965 he was acting cathedral organist and master of the choristers at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney. Bartlett was an Anglican clergyman and wrote many compositions suitable for church performance. Bartlett was also a member of the Australian Hymn Book committee, and has been involved in the initiation of schemes for promoting the composition and performance of new liturgical music. He died in Sydney on March 17, 2002. Nancy Naber, from http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/bartlett-lawrence

Bruce Greer

Arranger of "BUNESSAN" in Baptist Hymnal 2008

Mark Hayes

b. 1953 Arranger of "BUNESSAN" in Baptist Hymnal 1991

Phil Burt

b. 1957 Arranger of "BUNESSAN" in Complete Mission Praise

L. Macbean

1853 - 1931 Person Name: Lachlan McBean Translator of "Child in the Manger" in Rejoice in the Lord Born: November 6, 1853, Tigh-na-coille Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland. Died: January 24, 1931, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Macbean edited The Fifeshire Advertiser in Kirkcaldy. He was actively involved in resurrecting almost forgotten Gaelic songs. His works include: Kirkcaldy Burgh Records Lessons on Gaelic Songs and Hymns of the Gael (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1888) Sources: Reynolds, p. 364 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/macbean_l.htm