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Anonymous

Author of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

David Willcocks

1919 - 2015 Person Name: David Willcocks (born 1919) Arranger of "GOD REST YOU MERRY" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

John Stainer

1840 - 1901 Person Name: John Stainer, 1840-1901 Harmonizer of "GOD REST YOU MERRY" in Gather Comprehensive

Dinah M. Craik

Person Name: Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Author of "God Rest You, Merry" in Singing Worship

Nahum Tate

1652 - 1715 Person Name: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 Author of "While Shepherds Watched" in Lutheran Worship Nahum Tate was born in Dublin and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1672. He lacked great talent but wrote much for the stage, adapting other men's work, really successful only in a version of King Lear. Although he collaborated with Dryden on several occasions, he was never fully in step with the intellectual life of his times, and spent most of his life in a futile pursuit of popular favor. Nonetheless, he was appointed poet laureate in 1692 and royal historiographer in 1702. He is now known only for the New Version of the Psalms of David, 1696, which he produced in collaboration with Nicholas Brady. Poverty stricken throughout much of his life, he died in the Mint at Southwark, where he had taken refuge from his creditors, on August 12, 1715. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church

Elizabeth Poston

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

Leonido Krey

Person Name: Leonido Krey, 1913-2008 Translator of "Oh! não temais, vós crentes" in Hinário Luterano

Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle Author of "For ever, LORD, I'll sing your love" in Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary. Bert Polman