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Felicia Fina

Scripture: Psalm 15 Adapter of "ADORACIÓN" in Mil Voces para Celebrar

1849 - 1915 Person Name: John Scrimger, 1849-1915 Scripture: Psalm 15 Author of "Lord, who shall come to Thee" in The Book of Praise Scrimger, John. (Waterloo Co., Ontario, February 10, 1849--August 6, 1915, Bic, Quebec). Presbyterian. University of Toronto, M.A., 1870; theological study at Knox College, Toronto. Pastorate at Montreal, 1873-1882, combined with lectureship in exegesis at Presbyterian College; professor of Greek and Hebrew exegesis, 1882-1904; principal, and professor of systematic theology, 1904-1915. He served in the denomination's hymnal committee, 1894-1915, being involved in the preparation of the 1897 and 1918 Books of Praise; to the latter he contributed a metrical version of Psalm 15. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

James Watson

1816 - 1880 Person Name: James Watson, 1816-1880 Scripture: Psalm 15 Composer of "HOLYROOD" in The Book of Praise

Daniel Read

1757 - 1836 Scripture: Psalm 15 Composer of "LISBON" in The Psalter Daniel Read; b. 1757, Rehoboth, Mass.; d. 1837, New Haven, Conn.An American composer and a primary figure in early American classical music. He was one of the “Yankee Tunesmiths” (1st New England School of Music) when classical music was popular in Europe. Read was a private in Massachusetts militia and later a comb maker and owner of a general store in New Haven, CN. He was only the 3rd composer in the U. S. to put out a collection of his own music. His work, “The American Singing Book” went through 5 editions, making him the most popular composer in the nation. Others often plagarized his tunes in those days. Tunebook sales supplemented his general store income, including “The Columbian Harmonist” (3 volumnes) with 3 revisions, and “The New Haven Collection of Sacred Music” 1818. Read also published “The American Musical magazine” in 12 annual issues in 1786 and 1787. In later years he came to appreciate European music more and imitated that styling in devotional music. Some of Read's music is still being performed, and selections have been published in “The Sacred Harp”, 1991 Edition, and the “Stoughton Music Society” (Centennial Collection 1980). John Perry

Jessie Seymour Irvine

1836 - 1887 Scripture: Psalm 15 Composer of "CRIMOND" in Psalms for All Seasons Jessie Seymour Irvine United Kingdom 1836-1887. Born at Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the daughter of a parish minister of the Church of Scotland who served at Dunottar, Peterhead, and Crimond in Aberdeenshire, she became an organist, in training at the town of Banff. In 1871, while living in Crimond, she composed a tune for the metrical version of Psalm 23 as an exercise for a composition class. It was first performed at evening worship at Auchterless Parish Church. Not satisfied with her own work, she asked for help to reharmonize it from musician, David Grant, from Aberdeen. At the time, Grant was collaborating with associates compiling hymns and metrical Psalms from across north Scotland intending to publish them in a new hymnal. “The Northern Psalter” was published in 1872, became popular, and over 70,000 copies were sold. For years the hymn tune was credited to Grant, but Jessie’s sister wrote a letter to the hymnal editors claiming her sister wrote the tune, harmonized by Grant. She is now credited by most as the original composer. She died in Aberdeen, Scotland. She is commemorated by a set of four etched glass panels installed inside Crimond Parish Church in 2002. The hymn was played at Princess Elizabeth’s wedding (later Queen Elizabeth) to Philip Mountbatten in 1947. John Perry

David Grant

1833 - 1893 Scripture: Psalm 15 Harmonizer of "CRIMOND" in Psalms for All Seasons

David Haas

b. 1957 Scripture: Psalm 15:2-5 Author of "Psalm 15: They Who Do Justice" in Gather Comprehensive

Richard Goodson

1655 - 1718 Person Name: R. Goodson, 1655 - 1718 Scripture: Psalm 15 Composer of "[Lord, who shall abide] (Goodson)" in The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches

Chrysogonus Waddell

1930 - 2008 Person Name: CW Scripture: Psalm 15 Composer (Psalm tone) of "[He who does justice will live]" in Worship (3rd ed.)

J. E. Seddon

1915 - 1983 Person Name: James E. Seddon Scripture: Psalm 15 Versifier of "LORD, Who Are They That May Dwell" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) 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