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J. E. Seddon

1915 - 1983 Person Name: James Edward Seddon, 1915-1983 Author of "How good a thing it is" in The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook James E. Seddon (b. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, 1915; d. London, England, 1983) received his musical training at the London College of Music and Trinity College in London and his theological training at the Bible Churchmen's Theological College (now Trinity College) in Bristol. He served various Anglican parishes in England from 1939 to 1945 as well as from 1967 to 1980. Seddon was a missionary in Morocco from 1945 to 1955 and the home secretary for the Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society from 1955 to 1967. Many of his thirty hymns are based on mission­ary themes; he wrote some in Arabic while he lived in Morocco. Seddon joined other Jubilate Group participants to produce Psalm Praise (1973) and Hymns for Today's Church (1982). Bert Polman

John Barnard

b. 1948 Person Name: John Barnard (born 1948) Composer of "STEEPLE ASHTON" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

Norman Warren

1934 - 2019 Person Name: Norman Warren (born 1934) Composer of "UNITED MAN" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

James Watson

1816 - 1880 Person Name: J. Watson (1816-1880) Composer of "HOLYROOD" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

William Amps

1824 - 1910 Person Name: W. Amps Composer of "VENICE" in Hymnal Amps was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge (BA 1858, MA 1862). He played the organ at King’s College (1855-76) and Christ’s College. He also conducted the Cambridge University Musical Society for many years. Amps composed a good deal of music, including piano sonatas and part songs.

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