| Holmes, Henry James Ernest |
b Burnley, Lancashire 1852, d Burnley 1938. Clitheroe Grammar Sch; trained for the legal profession; solicitor at High Court of Chancery from 1875, and practised in Burnley for over 60 years. Began to… |
| Harris, William Henry |
b Lambeth, S London (Surrey) 1883, d Petersfield, Hants 1973. A chorister at St Davidâs, S Wales, where he was educated; then at RCM studying organ and composition. 9 years as asst organist at… |
| George Romanacce, Nic Trout, Kevin Winebarger and Nathan Stiff |
George, Nic, Kevin and Nathan added additional words and a chorus to the words, 'O soul are you weary and troubled' by Helen Lemmel. |
| Kauflin, Jordan |
Jordan is published by Praise! online at number 1307
Jordan has written words and music in partnership with:
Matt Merker and Keith Getty at number 1266
Matt Merker and Dave Fournier at number… |
| Robinson, George Wade |
b Cork 1838, d Southampton, Hants 1877. Trinity Coll, Dublin; New Coll (St Johnâs Wood), N London. He was ordained to minister in the Congregational church, first as co-pastor at York St Chapel,… |
| White, Peter Gilbert |
b Plymouth, Devon 1937. Plymouth Coll; Royal Academy of Music; RSCM; and St Johnâs Coll Cambridge (MA, MusB, FRCO (CHM), LCTL, ARAM, ARSCM. Member of the CofE; formerly Master of the Music,… |
| Swinstead, Eric Herbert |
(âHubertâ in CH 2004), b Hackney, Middx (NE London) 1882, d Essex 1950. He lived at Chingford, Essex, and belonged to the former Brethren Assembly meeting at Kingâs Head Hall; a youth worker who… |
| Smith, Oswald Jeffray (Jeffrey) |
b Odessa. Ontario, Canada 1889, d Toronto, Canada, 1986. He founded and (for over 30 years pastored) The Peopleâs Church in Toronto, moving from senior pastor to missionary pastor and visiting every… |
| Douglas, Charles Winfred |
(not in Composersâ index in Praise!), b Oswego, New York, USA 1867, d Santa Rosa, Cal. 1944. Syracuse Univ; studied in Europe, then church organist in New York prior to ordination in 1893. Ill… |
| Atkinson, Frederick Cook |
b Norwich, Norfolk 1841, d E Dereham, Norfolk 1896. He studied under Zechariah Buck at Norwich Cathedral, where he was a chorister and became asst organist and BMus (Cambridge), 1867. He taught music… |
| Sammis, John Henry |
b Brooklyn, New York, USA 1846, d Los Angeles, Calif 1919. He moved from New York to Logansport, Indiana, when he was 23, to work in a business which he later relinquished to serve with the YMCA.… |
| Haydn, Johann Michael |
b Rohrau, Lower Austria 1737, d Salzburg 1806. Younger brother of FJH qv, and like him an older contemporary and friend of W A Mozart; he became Kapellmeister to the Archbishop of Salzburg, holding… |
| Ravenscroft's Psalter (1621) |
Thomas Ravenscroft (c1590â1634) was a St Paulâs Cathedral chorister, BMus (Cambridge), and Music Master at Christâs Hospital. The most notable and influential of his many books was his 1621… |
| Lee, James Vernon |
b Hove, Sussex 1892, d Southampton, Hants 1959. Committed to the work of the Boysâ Brigade, he was an officer of its Brighton Battalion from 1910, became its adjutant in 1914, but then joined the… |
| McCarthy, David Wyn |
b Pentre Broughton nr Wrexham, N Wales 1931. Newcastle-under-Lyme High Sch, Staffs, and Queen Elizabeth Grammar Sch Wakefield; Downing Coll Cambridge (English and Theology), MA and LRAM. Teacher of… |
| Smith, Alfred Morton |
b Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, USA 1879, d Brigantine, Philadelphia, USA 1971. Univ of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Divinity Sch, ordained (Protestant Episcopal Church) 1905. Served churches in… |
| Ford, Mavis |
Her work began to appear in the 1980s, and her most popular song has reached such standard hymn-books as Baptist Praise and Worship (1991) and Rejoice and Sing (also 1991) as well as MP etc. (Loxley… |
| Morison, John |
b Cairnie, nr Huntly, Aberdeenshire 1750, d Canisbay, nr John OâGroats, Caithness (Highland) 1798. Kingâs Coll, Univ of Aberdeen (MA 1771). After teaching in a number of Caithness schools he… |
| Coffin, Charles |
b Buzancy, Ardennes, France 1676, d Paris 1749. From 1712 he was principal of the Coll of Dormans-Beauvais, Univ of Paris, and in 1718 he became Rector of the University. Many of his (Lat) hymns… |
| Chandler, John |
b Witley, nr Godalming, Surrey 1806, d Putney, Surrey (SW London) 1876. Corpus Christi Coll Oxford (BA 1827, then a Fellow). Ordained (CofE) 1831, to be curate of Witley before succeeding his father,… |
| Goss, John |
b Fareham, Hampshire 1800, d Brixton, S London 1880. Went to live with a London uncle in 1811, becoming a chorister at the Chapel Royal. Organist at Stockwell Chapel, St Lukeâs Chelsea, then St… |
| Oakley, Paul |
A songwriter and guitarist whose words and music have appeared in Spring Harvest and similar ârenewalâ collections from the 1980s onwards. He has a leading role in music and singing at the Church… |
| Coombe, James Anthony (Tony) |
b Brixton, S London 1931. d October 2018. He read Maths at Emmanuel Coll Cambridge (BA/MA) and studied Theology at Tyndale Hall, Bristol (London BD 1960). Ordained (CofE) 1960; after curacies at… |
| Moore, Phil |
Phil has worked in partnership with Colin Webster and they are published at numbers 1258 and 1306, and with Colin and Tim Chester at 1289.
He has worked in partnership with Glen Scrivener and they… |
| Prichard, Rowland Hugh |
b Graienyn (or Craienyn) nr Bala, Merionethshire, N Wales 1811, d Holywell, Flintshire, N Wales 1887. (His name is often given as âPritchardâ but the shorter spelling now seems better… |
| Gordon, Andrew |
b St Andrews, Fife, Scotland 1969. Auchmuty High Sch, Glenrothes, Fife; Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 1987â 91; GSM 1991â92. B Ed (Music), RSAMD, LGSM (Jazz and Studio Music). He has… |
| Auber, Henriette |
(often âHarrietâ in error), b Spitalfields, Middx (E London) 1773, d Hoddesdon, Herts 1862. She was a descendant of Huguenot refugees from the revoked Edict of Nantes (1685), many of whom settled… |
| Collection of Hymns of the United Brethren, 1825 |
A North American publication represented now only by part of one hymn. It was published in the same year as the short text by Montgomery to which the American words have often been added without… |
| Praxis Pietatis Melica (1647) |
initially edited by J CrĂŒger, qv. Later edns (from the 12th, in1666) were edited by Jacob Hintze and others. Many edns have between them enriched current hymnals with several tunes; the first… |
| Peace, Albert Lister |
b Huddersfield, Yorks 1844, d Blundellsands, Liverpool 1912. A self-taught musician who at the age of 9 was organist of Holmfirth Parish Ch a few miles S of Huddersfield. His playing was praised by S… |
