Person Results

Michael Fleming

1928 - 2006 Person Name: M. F. Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Arranger of "REPTON" in The New English Hymnal

Norman Warren

1934 - 2019 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Composer of "EMILY'S SONG" in Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship

1880 - 1968 Person Name: Healey Willan, b.1880 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Composer of "ETERNAL LIGHT" in The Book of Praise Healey Willan (b. Balham, London, England, October 12, 1880; d. Toronto, Ontario, February 16, 1968), theory teacher, composer and organist, was born into an Anglo-Catholic family in England and served several churches in the London area, becoming known especially for his adaptations of Gregorian chant to be able to be sung in English translation. In 1913 he moved to Canada where he led the theory department and was organist at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He also was organist at St. Paul’s, Canada’s largest Anglican church, and after 1921 at the smaller Church of St. Mary Magdalene. By invitation, he composed an anthem for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, a singular honor for one not residing in England. Emily Brink

Christine Doreian Michaels

b. 1942 Person Name: Christine Doreian Michaels, 1942- Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Author of "Thou Gathered Here to Celebrate" in Singing the Living Tradition

Thomas Binney

1798 - 1874 Person Name: Thomas Binney, 1798-1874 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Author of "Eternal Light! Eternal Light" in Common Praise Binney, Thomas, D.D., b. at Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1798, and educated at Wymondley College, Hertfordshire. Entering the ministry, he was successively pastor of a congregation at Bedford, an Independent Chapel at Newport, Isle of Wight, and of the King's Weigh House Chapel, London, 1829. The University of Aberdeen conferred upon him the LL.D. degree. He died Feb. 23, 1874. His works, exceeding 50 in number, include Life of the Rev. Stephen Morell, 1826; Money, 1864; St. Paul, his Life and Ministry, &c. He wrote a few hymns, including "Eternal Light! Eternal Light,” and "Holy Father, Whom we praise.” (Close of Service.) --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Kenneth T. Kosche

b. 1947 Person Name: Kenneth T. Kosche, b. 1947 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Author of "The God of Love" in Christian Worship (2008)

William Alexander Percy

1885 - 1942 Person Name: William A. Percy, 1885-1942 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Author of "They Cast Their Nets" in Lutheran Book of Worship

J. Richardson

Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Composer of "STANFIELD (Richardson)"

Frederick C. Maker

1844 - 1927 Person Name: Frederick Charles Maker Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Composer of "REST" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Frederick C. Maker (b. Bristol, England, August 6, 1844; d. January 1, 1927) received his early musical training as a chorister at Bristol Cathedral, England. He pursued a career as organist and choirmaster—most of it spent in Methodist and Congregational churches in Bristol. His longest tenure was at Redland Park Congregational Church, where he was organist from 1882-1910. Maker also conducted the Bristol Free Church Choir Association and was a long-time visiting professor of music at Clifton College. He wrote hymn tunes, anthems, and a cantata, Moses in the Bulrushes. Bert Polman