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Carlton R. Young

b. 1926 Composer of "BEGINNINGS" in The United Methodist Hymnal

Lori True

b. 1961 Person Name: Lori True, b. 1961 Composer of "[This is a day of new beginnings]" in Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition

1510 - 1561 Person Name: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-1561 Composer of "RENDEZ A DIEU" in Worship (4th ed.) Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation. The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalters, including one in Strasbourg in 1539 and another in Geneva in 1542, with melodies by unknown composers. In 1551 another French psalter appeared in Geneva, Eighty-three Psalms of David, with texts by Marot and de Beze, and with most of the melodies by Bourgeois, who supplied thirty four original tunes and thirty-six revisions of older tunes. This edition was republished repeatedly, and later Bourgeois's tunes were incorporated into the complete Genevan Psalter (1562). However, his revision of some older tunes was not uniformly appreciated by those who were familiar with the original versions; he was actually imprisoned overnight for some of his musical arrangements but freed after Calvin's intervention. In addition to his contribution to the 1551 Psalter, Bourgeois produced a four-part harmonization of fifty psalms, published in Lyons (1547, enlarged 1554), and wrote a textbook on singing and sight-reading, La Droit Chemin de Musique (1550). He left Geneva in 1552 and lived in Lyons and Paris for the remainder of his life. Bert Polman

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Author of "This Is a Day of New Beginnings" in Worship (4th ed.) Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman

Norman Warren

1934 - 2019 Person Name: Norman L. Warren, b. 1934 Composer of "STEEPLE BELLS" in Worship (3rd ed.)

Peter Cutts

1937 - 2024 Person Name: Peter Cutts (1937- ) Arranger of "DRONFIELD" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal

Douglas Galbraith

b. 1940 Person Name: Douglas Galbraith (b. 1940) Composer of "CANONMILLS" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Alberto Merubia

1919 - 2013 Person Name: Alberto Merubia, b. 1919 Translator of "This Is a Day of New Beginnings (Nuevos Comienzos)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song