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John E. Bowers

1923 - 2019 Person Name: John E. Bowers, b. 1923 Scripture: Proverbs 8:30 Author of "The prophets spoke in days of old" in Common Praise

Steven C. Warner

b. 1954 Scripture: Proverbs 8:31 Author of "Long before My Journey's Start" in More Voices

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian A. Wren, 1936- Scripture: Proverbs 8:27-31 Author of "This is a story full of love" in The Book of Praise 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

Thomas Jackson

1715 - 1781 Person Name: Thomas Jackson, 1715-1781 Scripture: Proverbs 8:30 Composer of "JACKSON" in Common Praise Jackson played the organ at Newark, England (1768-81). His works include: Twelve Psalm Tunes and Eighteen…Chants, circa 1780 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Leslie Palmer Barnhart

Scripture: Proverbs 8:31 Composer of "[Long before my journey's start]" in More Voices

William Rowan

b. 1951 Person Name: William P. Rowan, 1891- Scripture: Proverbs 8:27-31 Composer of "TIMOTHY" in The Book of Praise

Herbert O'Driscoll

b. 1928 Person Name: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-8 Author of "Before the Earth Had Yet Begun" in Common Praise (1998) O'Driscoll, Herbert. (Cork, Ireland, October 17, 1928-- ). Anglican. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1951. Pastorates at Monkstown (Ireland), 1952-1954; Ottawa, Ontario, 1954-1957, 1962-1968; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1957-1960 (naval chaplaincy); Carp, Ont., 1960-1962; Vancouver, British Columbia, (dean), 1968-1982. In 1982 he moved to Washington, D.C. to become the warden of the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral, but returned to Canada after one year. In both his hymns and his published sermons, he uses traditional techniques to set forth contemporary concerns, so that his work is unusually approachable. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Also: O'Driscoll, T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert) O'Driscoll, Thomas Herbert

David M. Young

1928 - 1997 Person Name: David M. Young (1928-1997) Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-8 Composer of "CRAIGLEITH" in Common Praise (1998)

Neil Dougall

1776 - 1862 Person Name: Neill Dougall, 1776-1862 Scripture: Proverbs 8:22-36 Composer of "KILMARNOCK" in The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook Born: December 9, 1776, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Died: October 1, 1862, Greenock, Scotland. Buried: Greenock, Scotland. Neil’s father, wheelwright Neill Dougall, was drafted into the army, and died in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) when his son was only four years old. At age 15, Neil became an apprentice on the ship Britannia. In 1795, while he was loading a gun to fire the second volley of a salute to commemorate Lord Howe’s victory over the French, an explosion blinded him and took his arm. After recovering, he began his musical career. In 1798, he attended a singing class under Robert Duncan, and in the fall of the next year opened his own class, which he ran until 1844. He gave annual concerts in Greenock from 1800 [sic, Frost] to 1860. --www.hymntime.com/tch