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J. H. Leslie

Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Composer of "[In the flames of fierce temptation]"

1930 - 2016 Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Translator of "Ele É o Meu Senhor" Joan Larie Sutton (nee Riffey) was born in Louisville, KY but lived most of her life in Brazil with her missionary parents. She began the study of violin at the age of ten, continuing her studies at Baylor University. She earned a Masters Degree in sacred music at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. She married William Boyd Sutton and together they worked in Brazil. She translated many hymns into Portuguese. ================ JOAN SUTTON LARIE (Married to Pastor John Boyd Sutton) Brazilian Baptists owe much to this American musician who, after more than 30 years of fruitful work in Brazil (see: "Nassau", p.l66). was the catalyst for musical talent, natives and aliens in the preparation of "Hymns for Christian Worship," which contributed to the translations, which revealed hymns by contemporary authors. http://www.abordo.com.br/nassau/galeria.htm

Wellington K. Jacobs

1876 - 1935 Person Name: Wellington K. Jacobs (b. 1876) Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Author of "Wonderful Saviour, Redeemer" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Born: March 16, 1876, Wilmot, Ontario, Canada. Buried: Trenton, Illinois. Around 1903, Jacobs was teaching music at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana. He may have been living in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1910. In 1930, he and his wife Elizabeth were in St. Louis, Missouri. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Alan Dale

? - 1979 Person Name: Alan T. Dale, 1902-1989 Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Author (v. 1 and refrain) of "He sent me to give the good news to the poor" in Singing the Faith Alan Dale was ordained into the Methodist Ministry in Great Britain in 1928 and spent six years in China before returning to serve in Britain. He died in 1979. Dianne Shapiro (from email sent by Alan Kerr)

Graham Kendrick

b. 1950 Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Author of "Christ is risen!" in Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship Graham Kendrick (b. England, August 2, 1950), the son of a Baptist minister in Northamptonshire, is one of the most prolific Christian singer-songwriters in the United Kingdom. He’s written music for over thirty years, and to date has released thirty-eight albums. He is best known for his songs “Shine, Jesus, Shine,” “Knowing You,” and “The Servant King.” Kendrick has received honorary doctorates in divinity from Brunel University and Wycliffe College. In 1987 he helped co-found the March for Jesus, which today is a global phenomenon in which Christians take their faith to the streets in a celebration of Christ. In 1995 Kendrick received a Dove Award for his international work, and he remains an active advocate for Compassion International, which is a Christian child sponsorship organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world, and also is a contributor to CompassionArt, an organization with the aim of generating income from works of art to assist in the relief of suffering around the planet. Laura de Jong

Joseph T. Jones

1902 - 1983 Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Arranger of "HE IS KING" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Joseph T. Jones (1902-1983) was the son of Rev. A.A. and Mary M. Jones, both former slaves, who went on to being a school in McConnellsville, South Carolina. His father was pastor of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. Joseph, “Joe,” Jones entered Johnson C. Smith University (formerly Biddle University) and became heavily involved in music. After graduation (1927), a friend recommended him for a position as a Sunday school missionary, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. He traveled extensively in the South, organizing Sunday schools, sometimes in isolated places, and providing opportunities for religious growth to children and adults. In 1947, Jones was promoted to supervisor of Sunday school missionary work in the Southeast and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Jones attended all General Assemblies of the church from 1927 until his retirement in 1973, except for one when Joe and Ione’s second child was born two weeks earlier than expected. Joe Jones frequently sang and led singing on his travels. He was urged to collect the spirituals he sand and did so in Great Day: Negro Spirituals as Sung and Directed by J. T. Jones (1961). Jones died after an eight-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion 1993

Samuel P. Craver

1847 - 1919 Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Author of "Oh Hermanos, Dad a Cristo" Born: April 26, 1847, Franklinville, New Jersey. Died: October 31, 1919, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buried: Cementerio Británico, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Samuel’s parents were James Abbott Craver and Hannah Porch Craver. He and his wife Laura Ellen Gassner and had six children. Craver was educated at Iowa College (AB, BD, DD, 1871); Boston Theological College (1875); and Iowa Wesleyan College (1887). In 1875, Craver became a Methodist Episcopal missionary in Mexico, serving there for 20 years. He was a charter member of the Methodist Mexico Conference, and founder of the Methodist Church at Guanajuato. He also worked in Paraguay. In 1895, Craver was transferred to South America, serving as a pastor, several times district superintendent, and president of the theological seminary in Buenos Aires (1895-1919). --www.hymntime.com/tch/