1907 - 1992 Person Name: Isao Koizumi, 1907-1992 Topics: Biblical Names and Places Israel; Church Year Lent; Cruelty; Elements of Worship Baptism; Faith; God Daily Experience of; God Trust in; God as Rock; God's Love; God's Presence; God's Strength; Hope; Jesus Christ Mind of; Jesus Christ Teacher; Lament General; Life Stages Birth; Life Stages Old Age; Life Stages Youth; Loneliness; Mercy; Musical Instruments; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services New Year; Remembering; Remnant of Isarel; Trust; Witness; Year A, B, C, Holy Week, Tuesday of Holy Week; Year C, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 4th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 21-27 Composer of "TOKYO" in Psalms for All Seasons Isao Koizumi (b. 1907; d. 1992) graduated from the Osaka University of Commerce in 1932. For the next ten years he taught at that school, was an organist in Tokyo, and then went on to work in the import-export business. He has served as the conductor of the Tokyo Choral Society and edited various hymnals, including The Hymnal 1954 for the United Church of Christ in Japan, The Sunday School Hymnal (1954), and Hymns of Praise (1967 edition). A writer and translator of books and articles on church music, Koizumi has also composed and arranged hymn tunes. He is considered a leading figure in modern Japanese hymnody.
Bert Polman
Isao Koizumi