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R. J. Stevens

Composer of "STEVENS" in Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition)

Person Name: Anon. Author of "We plough the fields, and scatter" in The Spirit of Praise 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.

Henry J. Gauntlett

1805 - 1876 Composer of "ST. ALPHEGE" in The Beacon Song and Service book Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman

Peter J. Horrobin

b. 1943 Person Name: Horrobin Alterer of "We plough the fields" in Complete Mission Praise

Timothy R. Matthews

1826 - 1910 Person Name: Rev. T. R. Matthews Composer of "CLEETHORPES" in The Children's Hymn Book Timothy Richard Matthews MusB United Kingdom 1826-1910. Born at Colmworth, England, son of the Colmworth rector, he attended the Bedford and Gonville Schools and Caius College, Cambridge. In 1853 he became a private tutor to the family of Rev Lord Wriothesley Russell, a canon of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he studied under organist, George Elvey, subsequently a lifelong friend. He married Margaret Mary Thompson, and they had 11 children: Norton, Mary, George, Cecil, Evelyn, Eleanor, Anne, Arthur, Wilfred, Stephen, and John. Matthews served as Curate and Curate-in-Charge of St Mary’s Church, Nottingham (1853-1869). While there, he founded the Nottingham Working Men’s Institute. He became Rector at North Coates, Lincolnshire (1869-1907). He retired in 1907 to live with his eldest son, Norton, at Tetney vicarage. He edited the “North Coates supplemental tune book” and “Village organist”. An author, arranger, and editor, he composed morning and evening services, chants, and responses, earning a reputation for simple but effective hymn tunes, writing 100+. On a request he wrote six tunes for a children’s hymnal in one day. He composed a Christmas carol and a few songs. His sons, Norton, and Arthur, were also known as hymn tune composers. He died at Tetney, Lincolnshire, England. John Perry

Ronald F. Krisman

Person Name: Ronald F. Krisman, b. 1946 Composer of "ARAMOS" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

C. Hugo Grimm

Composer of "[We plough the fields, and scatter]" in Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged.

Caleb Simper

1857 - 1942 Composer of "GIVE THANKS" in In Excelsis for School and Chapel

Ernesto Barocio

1876 - 1948 Person Name: Ernesto Barocio, 1866-1948 Translator (into Spanish) of "We Plow the Fields and Scatter (Aramos nuestros campos)" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Ernesto Barocio Ondarza. Baptist minister born in Mexico. Dianne Shapiro

Luis Olivieri

1937 - 2017 Person Name: Luis Olivieri, b. 1937 Composer of "SAN FERNANDO" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Puerto Rico, University and Seminary Professor, Baptist Minister Sing a New Song No. 3 by Patrick Prescod (Bridgetown, Barbados: Cedar Press, 1981)