| Elliott, James William |
b Warwick 1833, d St Marylebone, London 1915. Chorister at Leamington Parish Ch, Warwicks; organist at Leamington Chapel aged 14. Held several other organ posts, in London from 1862, the longest being… |
| Smith, Henry |
b USA, 1952. A songwriter in the renewal movement; the namesake of, but not connected with, others including Henry P Smith, 1825-98. Many recordings have been made of his best-known song, featured… |
| Colin Webster, Phil Moore and Tim Chester |
Colin, Phil and Tim have written number 1289 in partnership.
For more information see separate entries. |
| Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Michael Farren & Jesse Reeves |
Jonny, Rich, Michael and Jesse are published by Praise! online at number 1300.
See individual entries for further details. |
| Cooke, William Henry |
b 1820, d Bath, Som 1912. Lived for most of his life in Bath, where in later years he was a familiar figure recognised by his large plaid shawl. Organist of Argyle Congregational Ch, 1856–80, then… |
| Clark, Andy |
Andy Clark is the Music Director at Northgate Church, Chester.
He writes songs for Resound Worship.
Andy has been published by Praise! Online at number 1294 |
| Calkin, Ruth Harms |
There is no entry for this author at present |
| Jordan Kauflin, Keith Getty, Matthew Merker, Stuart Townend |
Please see separate entries for these authors |
| Crockett, Peter |
Peter has composed the music for number 1311 |
| Chaplin, Sam |
Sam is a choir leader, workshop leader, singer, trumpeter and jazz musician, and directs a choir for people affected by homelessness – the Choir With No Name. James runs song-writing workshops in… |
| Barnes, G Le Maire |
Not so far traced (not G L Barnes, as above); among his hymn tunes is the one he wrote for G K Chesterton’s O God of earth and altar, as featured here. No.72. |
| Glen Scrivener and Phil Moore |
Glen and Phil have written the song at 1288 in partnership.
See individual entries for more information. |
| Rous, Francis |
b Dittisham, Devon 1579, d Acton, Middx 1658/9. MP for Truro, Speaker in Barebones Parliament, one of Cromwell’s Council of State, Provost of Eton, member of Westminster Assembly. In 1643 he rewrote… |
| Winebarger, Kevin |
Helen Lemmel wrote the words for 'O soul, are you weary and troubled'.
Additional words and a chorus have been added by Kevin in partnership with George Romanacce, Nic Trout and Nathan Stiff.
This… |
| Harris, Charles |
b Islington, N London (Middx) 1865, d Oxford 1936. An ordained British composer whose one published hymn tune, for which he is now chiefly remembered, appeared first in Christian Worship (1976).… |
| Green, Melody |
b USA 1946. See entry for Keith G, whom she met in the 1970s; together they renounced their hippie lifestyle and travelled widely across the USA, singing, recording and ministering within a wide range… |
| Greatorex, Walter |
b Mansfield, Notts 1877, d Bournemouth, Hants 1949. Derby Sch; chorister at King’s Coll Cambridge 1888–93; and St John’s Coll Cambridge. Assistant master at Uppingham Sch, Rutland, where he… |
| Williams, Aaron |
b ?London 1731, d London 1776. Publisher; music teacher and engraver at W Smithfield in London. He was also Clerk at the Scots Ch, London Wall. Compiled and published The Universal Psalmodist 1763,… |
| Williams, Thomas John |
b Ynysmeudwy, Pontardawe (Neath, Swansea Valley), Glam 1869, d Llanelli, Carmarthenshire 1944. An insurance agent by profession, he studied music under David Evans of Cardiff, and was organist at… |
| Young, James |
James was born in 1969 in Dubai. He served in the U.S. army for seven years before becoming a church evangelist in 2002. He has been a pastor since 2009.
James is published by Praise! online at… |
| Jones, Roger |
A composer of Christian musicals and cantatas as well as Psalm versions, hymns and songs, who works with Christian Music Ministries. He is represented in Let’s Praise (1988), and since 1994 has… |
| Trout, Nic |
Helen Lemmel wrote the words for 'O soul, are you weary and troubled'.
Additional words and a chorus have been added by Nic in partnership with George Romanacce, Kevin Winebarger and Nathan… |
| Harold Heath |
There is no information for this author at present. |
| Irons, Herbert Stephen |
b Canterbury, Kent 1834, d Nottingham 1905. A Canterbury Cathedral choirboy (where his father was a lay-vicar) 1844–49, he studied music at Oxford with his uncle Stephen Elvey (another uncle being… |
| Walter, William Henry |
b Newark, New Jersey, USA 1825, d New York, 1893. As a boy he played the organ at both the Presbyterian and the Grace Episcopal (Anglican) churches in Newark; and became organist for a time at both.… |
| Getty, Keith |
Keith and Kristyn Getty are Irish singer/songwriters and recording artists. They are among the preeminent modern hymn composers of this generation. Keith wrote ‘In Christ alone’ with Stuart… |
| Strassen (S-Benjamin), Linda |
b Indiana, USA 1951. S Central High Sch; Ball State Univ, Muncie, In; El Camino Coll, Via Torrence, Ca. In the 1970s she composed and sang with recording groups ‘David’ (from 1974) and ‘New… |
| Ravenscroft's Psalter (1621) |
Thomas Ravenscroft (c1590–1634) was a St Paul’s Cathedral chorister, BMus (Cambridge), and Music Master at Christ’s Hospital. The most notable and influential of his many books was his 1621… |
| Scott-Gatty, Alfred Scott |
b Ecclesfield, nr Sheffield, S Yorks 1847, d St Marylebone, C London 1918. Born into a clerical family as A S Gatty, he coupled his mother’s maiden name (not his wife’s) with his own. His great… |
| Scottish Paraphrases, 1781 |
One of a series of metrical versions of the Psalms and other selected Scriptures, most of these being revisions of and intended replacements for the classic 1650 book. Nos.255, 780. |
