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Mildred A. Wiant

1898 - 1998 Topics: Christ's Return and Judgment; The Church; Community in Christ; Faith; Gift of the Holy Spirit; Grace; Jesus Christ Advent; Mission; Salvation; Unity Translator of "O Christ, the Great Foundation" in Glory to God Mildred Kathryn Artz was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1898 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920). She married Bliss Wiant (2933) and went to Boston. In 1923 the Wiants moved to Peking, China, where Mildred became associate professor of voice at Yenching University. She was instructor of vocal music at Scarritt College (1942-1946; 1951-1962) and at Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1963-1965). Many of her translations appeared in the National Council of Churches booklet of 1969. ----The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 ============================ Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Topics: Church Afflicted; Church Beloved of Saints; Church Triumph of; Church Unity of; Covenant Promises; Death Deprecated; Godly Fear Described; God Hearer of Prayer; God Loving and Merciful; Gospel Freeness of ; Missions Triumphs of; Nations Conversion of; Praise By Nations; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Deliverance from Death; Prayer God Hears; Revival; Royalty of Christ In His Church Composer of "[Thou shalt now for Zion rise]" in Bible Songs William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

Meyer Lyon

1751 - 1797 Person Name: Meyer Lyon, 1751-97 Topics: Anniversary of a Church; Compassion; Consummation in Christ; Liberation; Ministry of God's People; Mission/Sending; Peace of the World; People of God; Service; Social Justice; Unity of Humanity Transcriber of "LEONI" in Together in Song Died: 1797, Kingston, Jamaica. Pseudonym: Leoni. Lyon was a chorister at the Great Synagogue, Duke’s Place, London, and a public singer either at Drury Lane or Covent Garden. Subsequently he became the first qualified chazan of the English and German Synagogue in Jamaica. Sources: Julian, p. 1151 McCutchan, pp. 27-28 Music: LEONI http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/y/o/lyon_m.htm ================ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myer_Lyon

Oscar Ahnfelt

1813 - 1882 Topics: Assurance; Difficult Times; Fear; God As Father; God's Providence; Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ Presence; New Heaven and Earth; Trials; Trust in God; Unity and Fellowship Composer of "BLOTT EN DAG" in Lift Up Your Hearts Oscar Ahnfelt (1813 -1882) was a Swedish singer and composer. He wrote the music for many of Lina Sandell’s hymns. A pietist, he raised some concern in the State-church, but his music was apparently so popular, King Karl XV gave him permission to play and sing in both of his kingdoms. Ahnfelt’s music has spread throughout the world; two of his best-known songs are “Children of the Heavenly Father” and “Day by Day.” Laura de Jong

Mark A. Miller

Topics: Aspiration and Resolve; Belonging; Calling; Church Community in Christ; Holiness Social; Inclusion; Love (Divine); Oneness; Reconciliation; Shalom; Unity; Walls; Worship; Aspiration and Resolve; Belonging; Calling; Church Community in Christ; Holiness Social; Inclusion; Love (Divine); Oneness; Reconciliation; Shalom; Unity; Walls; Worship; Grace Sanctifying and Perfecting Grace Author of "Christ Has Broken Down the Wall" in Worship and Song

Michael Haydn

1737 - 1806 Person Name: Michael Haydn, 1737-1806 Topics: Christian unity; Communion; Holy Communion; The Body of Christ; Year B Easter 5; Year B Proper 14; Year B Proper 15; Year B Proper 25; Year B Second Sunday Before Lent; Year B Sunday Next Before Lent; Year C Proper 11; Year C Sunday Next Before Lent; Years A, B, and C Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion; Years A, B, and C Presentation of Christ in the Temple Composer of "OFFERTORIUM" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New Johann Michael Haydn Austria 1737-1806. Born at Rohrau, Austria, the son of a wheelwright and town mayor (a very religious man who also played the harp and was a great influence on his sons' religious thinking), and the younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn, he became a choirboy in his youth at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Vienna, as did his brother, Joseph, an exceptional singer. For that reason boys both were taken into the church choir. Michael was a brighter student than Joseph, but was expelled from music school when his voice broke at age 17. The brothers remained close all their lives, and Joseph regarded Michael's religious works superior to his own. Michael played harpsichord, violin, and organ, earning a precarious living as a freelance musician in his early years. In 1757 he became kapellmeister to Archbishop, Sigismund of Grosswardein, in Hungary, and in 1762 concertmaster to Archbishop, Hieronymous of Salzburg, where he remained the rest of his life (over 40 years), also assuming the duties of organist at the Church of St. Peter in Salzburg, presided over by the Benedictines. He also taught violin at the court. He married the court singer, Maria Magdalena Lipp in 1768, daughter of the cathedral choir-master, who was a very pious women, and had such an affect on her husband, trending his inertia and slothfulness into wonderful activity. They had one daughter, Aloysia Josepha, in 1770, but she died within a year. He succeeded Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an intimate friend, as cathedral organist in 1781. He also taught music to Carl Maria von Weber. His musical reputation was not recognized fully until after World War II. He was a prolific composer of music, considered better than his well-known brother at composing religious works. He produced some 43 symphonies,12 concertos, 21 serenades, 6 quintets, 19 quartets, 10 trio sonatas, 4 due sonatas, 2 solo sonatas, 19 keyboard compositions, 3 ballets, 15 collections of minuets (English and German dances), 15 marches and miscellaneous secular music. He is best known for his religious works (well over 400 pieces), which include 47 antiphons, 5 cantatas, 65 canticles, 130 graduals, 16 hymns, 47 masses, 7 motets, 65 offertories, 7 oratorios, 19 Psalms settings, 2 requiems, and 42 other compositions. He also composed 253 secular vocals of various types. He did not like seeing his works in print, and kept most in manuscript form. He never compiled or cataloged his works, but others did it later, after his death. Lothar Perger catalogued his orchestral works in 1807 and Nikolaus Lang did a biographical sketch in 1808. In 1815 Anton Maria Klafsky cataloged his sacred music. More complete cataloging has been done in the 1980s and 1990s by Charles H Sherman and T Donley Thomas. Several of Michael Haydn's works influenced Mozart. Haydn died at Salzburg, Austria. John Perry

Kristyn Getty

Topics: Unity in Christ Author of "Beneath the Cross" in Lift Up Your Hearts Kristyn Getty (b. May 22, 1980) is a world-renowned modern hymn writer. Kristyn studied English Literature at Queen’s University of Belfast. She writes and performs with her husband, Keith Getty, and they regularly tour the United States and the United Kingdom. Laura de Jong

Willard F. Jabusch

1930 - 2018 Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Blessing; Church Year Advent; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Ascension of the Lord; Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Church Year Transfiguration; Earth; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Preparation for Worship; Enthronement Psalms; Faith; Freedom; God Trust in; God as Creator; God as King; God's Sovereignty; God's Armor; God's Face; God's Majesty; God's Strength; Guilt; Hope; Idols and Idolatry; Innocence; Processions; Temple; Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages); The Creation; Unity and Fellowship; Worship; Year A, B, C, Presentation of the Lord, February 2; Year B, All Saints' Day, November 1; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 10-16; Settings Especially Appropriate for Children Author (Refrain) of "Lift Up the Gates Eternal" in Psalms for All Seasons Willard F. Jabusch (b. 1930) received degrees from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois, and Loyola University, Chicago. He also earned a doctorate at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (1986), and studied music at the Chicago Conservatory and the University of London. A parish priest at St. James Roman Catholic Church in Chicago from 1956 to 1961, he taught at Niles College of Loyola University from 1963 to 1966 and at the Mundelein Seminary from 1968 to 1990. Since 1990 Jabusch has been director of Calvert House, the Roman Catholic student center at the University of Chicago. His theological publications include The Person in the Pulpit (1980), Walk Where Jesus Walked (1986), and The Spoken Christ (1990). He has written some forty tunes and one hundred hymn texts, often pairing them with eastern European and Israeli folk tunes. Bert Polman

Henry J. Gauntlett

1805 - 1876 Topics: Anniversaries; Biblical Names and Places David; Biblical Names and Places Ephrathah; Biblical Names and Places Jaar; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Zion; Church Year Advent; Church Year Advent; Covenant; Disciples / Calling; Doubt; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Endurance; Faith; God Light from; God Trust in; God Trust in; God's Justice; God's People (flock, sheep); Jesus Christ Incarnation; Joy; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Royal Psalms; The Incarnation; Unity and Fellowship; Year B, Reign of Christ, November 20-26 Composer of "IRBY" in Psalms for All Seasons Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman

Cesáreo Gabarain

1936 - 1991 Person Name: Cesáreo Gabaráin, 1936-1991 Topics: Año Cristiano Semana Santa; Christian Year Easter; Assurance of Pardon; Garantía del Perdón; Cielo Nuevo y Tierra Nueva; New Heaven and New Earth; Grace; Gracia; Jesucristo Vida en; Jesus Christ Life In; People of God; Pueblo de Dios; Unidad; Unity Author of "Camina, pueblo de Dios (Go Forth, O People of God)" in Santo, Santo, Santo