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Alan Luff

Topics: Church Anniversaries and Dedications; Church Nature and Unity; Consecration; Year A Easter 4; Year A Pentecost; Year B Pentecost; Year C Pentecost Author of "They Did Not Build in Vain" in The New Century Hymnal

Harry S. Mason

1881 - 1964 Person Name: Harry S. Mason, 1881-1964 Topics: The Christian Life Dedication and Consecration Composer of "BEACON HILL" in African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal Harry Silvernale Mason

Chas. H. Scott

Person Name: Clara H. Scott, 1841-1897 Topics: The Christian Life Dedication and Consecration Author of "Open My Eyes, That I May See" in African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal Some hymnals show the author of the hymn "Open My Eyes and I Shall See" incorrectly as "Charles" Scott or "Chas. H." Scott The hymn was written by Clara H. Scott.

Dale Grotenhuis

1931 - 2012 Topics: Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary Harmonizer of "GENEVAN 150" in Psalms for All Seasons Dale Grotenhuis (b. Cedar Grove, WI, 1931; d. Jenison, Mi, August 17, 2012) was a member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal 1987 Revision Committee, and was professor of music and director of choral music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, from 1960 until he retired in 1994 to concentrate on composition. Educated at Calvin College; Michigan State University, Lansing; and Ohio State University, Columbus; he combined teaching with composition throughout his career and was a widely published composer of choral music. He also directed the Dordt choir in a large number of recordings, including many psalm arrangements found in the 1959 edition of the Psalter Hymnal. Before coming to Dordt, Grotenhuis taught music at Christian high schools in Washington and Michigan. Under his direction, the Dordt College concert choir participated in annual tours that took members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He loved the church and the music of the church. His favorite song was "All Glory Be to God on High". Bert Polman (last two sentences from Joy Grotenhuis, daughter-in-law)

Alfred V. Fedak

b. 1953 Person Name: Alfred V. Fedak, b. 1953 Topics: Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary Harmonizer of "GENEVAN 89" in Psalms for All Seasons Alfred Fedak (b. 1953), is a well-known organist, composer, and Minister of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Hill in Albany, New York. He graduated from Hope College in 1975 with degrees in organ performance and music history. He obtained a Master’s degree in organ performance from Montclair State University, and has also studied at Westminster Choir College, Eastman School of Music, the Institute for European Studies in Vienna, and at the first Cambridge Choral Studies Seminar at Clare College, Cambridge. As a composer, he has over 200 choral and organ works in print, and has three published anthologies of his work (Selah Publishing). In 1995, he was named a Visiting Fellow in Church Music at Episcopal Seminary of the Soutwest in Austin, Texas. He is also a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, and was awarded the AGO’s prestigious S. Lewis Elmer Award. Fedak is a Life Member of the Hymn Society, and writes for The American Organist, The Hymn, Reformed Worship, and Music and Worship. He was a member of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song that prepared Glory to God, the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Laura de Jong

Matt Redman

b. 1974 Topics: Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary Author of "Better Is One Day" in Psalms for All Seasons Matt Redman (b. February 14, 1974) began leading worship full-time at age 20, serving churches in Chorleywood, Brighton, West Sussex, and Atlanta, Georgia, where he worked with Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio for the Passion Conferences. He is known for songs such as “The Heart of Worship,” “Better is One Day,” and “Blessed Be Your Name.” His 2012 song “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” co-written with Jonas Myrin, won two Grammy awards in 2013. Redman has written a number of books, including Mirror Ball and The Unquenchable Worshipper. He and his wife Beth have five children, and are currently based at St. Peters Church in Brighton, England. Laura de Jong

Lauchlan MacLean Watt

1867 - 1957 Person Name: Rev. Lauchlan MacLean Watt Topics: The Life in Christ Dedication and Consecration Author of "I bind my heart this tide" in The Hymnal

Wolfgang Schweitzer

Topics: Church and Christian Unity; Kirche und Wiederverinigung; L’Eglise et l’unité; Life of Discipleship; Jüngersleben; Vie du disciple; Penitence; Reue; Humiliation, repentance; Dedication; Heiligung und christlicher Dienst; Consecration Translator (German of "A toi, mon coeur, O Dieu Sauveur" in Cantate Domino

Henry Parr

Person Name: Rev. Henry Parr Topics: The Life in Christ Dedication and Consecration Composer of "ST. QUINTIN" in The Hymnal

H. D. Rawnsley

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Hardwicke D. Rawnsley Topics: Life in Christ Dedication and Consecration Author of "Father, Whose Will Is Life and Good" in The Hymnbook Rawnsley, Hardwicke Drummond, M.A., son of the Rev. R. D. B. Rawnsley, M.A., sometime Prebendary of Lincoln, was born at Shiplake-on-Thames, Sept. 28,1850, and educated at Ball. Coll., Oxford, B.A. 1875, M.A. 1883; D. 1875, P. 1877; Curate of St. Barnabas, Bristol, 1875-77; Vicar of Low Wray, Lancashire, 1878-83, and Vicar of Crosthwaite since 1883. He became Rural Dean of Keswick 1883, Hon. Canon of Carlisle 1893, and Proctor in Convocation 1905. His publications include: Notes for the Nile, 1892; Literary Associations of the English Lakes, 1894; Memoir of Harvey Goodwin, Bishop of Carlisle, 1896; Sermons on the Logia, 1897, and various books of Poems and Sonnets. The best-known of his hymns are:— 1. Hark! I hear the trumpet sounding. [Mission Hymn for Children.] In the Ch. Missionary Hymn Book, 1899. 2. Lord God, our praise we give. [In Praise of Nature]. Contributed to the 1904 ed. of Hymns Ancient & Modern. 3. Now trumpets cease your sound. [Peace.] In Hymns of the Kingdom . . . for the use of the Christian Democracy. Norwich, 1903. 4. Saviour, Who didst healing give. [St. Luke.] Written at Crosthwaite Vicarage, Dec. 1, 1905, and included in The English Hymnal 1906. 5. Lord Jesu, Who at Lazarus' tomb. [Memorial of the Dead.] Written at Crosthwaite Vicarage, Dec. 2, 1905, for The English Hymnal, 1906. 6. Lord, Who gavest streams and fountains. [For a Dual School.] Written in 1898 at Keswick for the Holiday Association of the Home Readers' Union, and included in the Keswick School Hymn Book. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)