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Elizabeth Poston

1905 - 1987 Person Name: E. P. Arranger of "WONDROUS LOVE" in The Cambridge Hymnal Elizabeth Poston (24 October 1905 – 18 March 1987) was an English composer, pianist, and writer. See more in: Wikipedia

Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary (Summit, N.J.)

Person Name: DNS Author (stanza 2) of "What wondrous love is this, O my soul" in The Summit Choirbook The Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Dominican convent in Summit, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919.

Donald Busarow

1934 - 2011 Person Name: Donald A. Busarow, b. 1934 Arranger of "WONDROUS LOVE" in Lutheran Service Book Donald Arthur Busarow, was born April 10, 1934 in Racine, WI. He received a Bachelor's degree from Concordia University, River Forest, IL, a Master's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He served churches in Detroit, Cleveland and Milwaukee. He was a professor at Concordia College - Milwaukee, WI, before coming to Wittenberg University in 1975. At Wittenberg, he served as professor of music, teaching courses in music theory, composition, church music and organ. He served as University organist and directed the Wittenberg Choir for 28 years. He traveled the country giving organ recitals, hymn festivals, and choral and organ workshops. Don was a member of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in Huber Heights, OH, and served as organist and choir director there for 24 years. He was also the organist at the First Presbyterian Church of South Charleston, OH, for the past 10 years. During his career, Don received many honors for his compositions. His published works are included in the catalogs of seven publishing houses. He was involved in organ consultation and design in many cities including Detroit, Chicago, and most recently in Columbus, where he designed the organ at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. In 1996, Don received an honorary Doctor of Letters from his alma mater, Concordia University, IL, for his achievements in music composition and choral conducting. From his obituary published in Dayton Daily News on Nov. 2, 2011

Alexander Means

1801 - 1883 Author (attributed to) of "Wondrous Love" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal

Claude Rozier

Translator (into French) of "What Wondrous Love Is This" in Voices United

Richard L. VanOss

b. 1953 Person Name: Richard L. Van Oss Harmonizer of "WONDROUS LOVE" in Songs for Life

ICEL

Author of "Lenten Gospel Acclamation" in Gather (3rd ed.)

James Christopher

1813 - 1844 Person Name: Christopher Composer of "WONDROUS LOVE" in The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) James Christopher (1813-1844) lived in Spartansburg, South Carolina. He contributed several tunes to William Walker's Southern Harmony, Edition 4 (1840). --David Warren Steel and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp.

Elfred Bloedel

1924 - 2020 Person Name: Elfred Bloedel, 1924-2020 Arranger of "WONDROUS LOVE" in Christian Worship

Ralph Manuel

b. 1951 Harmonizer of "WONDROUS LOVE" in Hinário para o Culto Cristão Rev. Ralph Manuel, Minister of Music Fresh from the tropical climes of Brazil, Ralph Manuel took on the mantle as HBC's Minister of Music in February 2004. Ralph and his family have quickly become an important part of the church family, reaching out to members and visitors with a message in music. A native of Oklahoma City, Ralph has also lived in Fort Worth, Texas; Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and Recife, Brazil. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma City University and a Masters of Church Music from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. For 24 years, Ralph and his wife Donna served as missionaries to Brazil. Ralph taught at North Brazil Baptist Theological Seminary and worked at the Imperial Baptist Church of Recife. In this capacity, he assisted churches in their music ministry and led musical groups that went into the community to share the message of the gospel. Ralph is an accomplished pianist and a published composer and arranger of sacred choral, vocal and keyboard music. His compositions are used in churches around the world, including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. He was awarded the Arthur Lakschevitz prize from the Association of Baptist Musicians of Brazil for outstanding contribution to church music among Brazilian Baptists. In 2002, he was chosen to write the commissioned anthem for the Baptist Church Music Conference in Memphis. Ralph and Donna have two teenagers-James and Melissa. Ralph's hobbies include playing the piano and collecting old hymnals. His favorite hymns are "Blessed Assurance" because of its exuberant nature and "Redeemed" because of its solid affirmation of a joyful faith. His favorite Bible passage is Psalm 103, particularly the middle verses which express the Lord's continuing love for us despite our unworthiness. --www.heritagebaptistonline