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David Peacock

b. 1949 Person Name: David Peacock (b. 1949) Topics: Children and All-Age Worship; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Judgement; Kingdom of God; Other Saints and Festivals Matthias the Apostle; Proper 17 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Renewal; Suffering; The Church's Ministry and Mission; The Second Sunday before Advent Year B; The Third Sunday of Lent Year B Arranger of "[Restore, O Lord, the honour of your name!]" in Ancient and Modern

Graham Kendrick

b. 1950 Person Name: Graham Kendrick (b. 1950) Topics: Children and All-Age Worship; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Judgement; Kingdom of God; Other Saints and Festivals Matthias the Apostle; Proper 17 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Renewal; Suffering; The Church's Ministry and Mission; The Second Sunday before Advent Year B; The Third Sunday of Lent Year B Author of "Restore, O Lord, the honour of your name!" in Ancient and Modern 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

Ian Pitt-Watson

1921 - 1995 Person Name: Ian Robertson Pitt-Watson (1923-1995) Topics: Ash Wednesday; Despair and Trouble; Forgiveness; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Lent; Penitence; Purity Of Heart; Renewal; Sin; Canticles and Affirmations of Faith Author of "O God, be gracious to me in your love" in Ancient and Modern Ian Pitt-Watson (b. Glasgow, Scotland, 1923; d. London, England, January 11, 1995) was educated at the University of Edinburgh and graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London. Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1950, he served the Cathedral Church of St. Giles in Edinburgh, Scotland (the church where John Knox had been preacher). From 1952 to 1958 he was chaplain of the University of Aberdeen and later served congregations in Dundee and Glasgow. He returned to teach at Aberdeen in 1974 before moving in 1980 to become professor of preaching and practical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where he remained until retirement. Pitt-Watson was a highly regarded scholar, expositor, and preacher in both Europe and North America. Among his published works are Preaching: a Kind of Folly (1976) and A Primer for Preachers (1986). Some of his psalm paraphrases were published in The Church Hymnary of 1973. Bert Polman

Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Topics: Atonement; Baptism; Church Year Easter; Deliverance; Easter Vigil ; Freedom and Liberation; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Praise; Victory; Water; Canticles and Affirmations of Faith Author of "I will sing the Lord's high triumph" in Ancient and Modern 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

Orlando Gibbons

1583 - 1625 Person Name: Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) Topics: Ash Wednesday; Despair and Trouble; Forgiveness; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Lent; Penitence; Purity Of Heart; Renewal; Sin; Canticles and Affirmations of Faith Composer of "SONG 24" in Ancient and Modern Orlando Gibbons (baptised 25 December 1583 – 5 June 1625) was an English composer, virginalist and organist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. He was a leading composer in the England of his day. Gibbons was born in Cambridge and christened at Oxford the same year – thus appearing in Oxford church records. Between 1596 and 1598 he sang in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where his brother Edward Gibbons (1568–1650), eldest of the four sons of William Gibbons, was master of the choristers. The second brother Ellis Gibbons (1573–1603) was also a promising composer, but died young. Orlando entered the university in 1598 and achieved the degree of Bachelor of Music in 1606. James I appointed him a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, where he served as an organist from at least 1615 until his death. In 1623 he became senior organist at the Chapel Royal, with Thomas Tomkins as junior organist. He also held positions as keyboard player in the privy chamber of the court of Prince Charles (later King Charles I), and organist at Westminster Abbey. He died at age 41 in Canterbury of apoplexy, and a monument to him was built in Canterbury Cathedral. A suspicion immediately arose that Gibbons had died of the plague, which was rife in England that year. Two physicians who had been present at his death were ordered to make a report, and performed an autopsy, the account of which survives in The National Archives: We whose names are here underwritten: having been called to give our counsels to Mr. Orlando Gibbons; in the time of his late and sudden sickness, which we found in the beginning lethargical, or a profound sleep; out of which, we could never recover him, neither by inward nor outward medicines, & then instantly he fell in most strong, & sharp convulsions; which did wring his mouth up to his ears, & his eyes were distorted, as though they would have been thrust out of his head & then suddenly he lost both speech, sight and hearing, & so grew apoplectical & lost the whole motion of every part of his body, & so died. Then here upon (his death being so sudden) rumours were cast out that he did die of the plague, whereupon we . . . caused his body to be searched by certain women that were sworn to deliver the truth, who did affirm that they never saw a fairer corpse. Yet notwithstanding we to give full satisfaction to all did cause the skull to be opened in our presence & we carefully viewed the body, which we found also to be very clean without any show or spot of any contagious matter. In the brain we found the whole & sole cause of his sickness namely a great admirable blackness & syderation in the outside of the brain. Within the brain (being opened) there did issue out abundance of water intermixed with blood & this we affirm to be the only cause of his sudden death. His death was a shock to peers and the suddenness of his passing drew comment more for the haste of his burial – and of its location at Canterbury rather than the body being returned to London. His wife, Elizabeth, died a little over a year later, aged in her mid-30s, leaving Orlando's eldest brother, Edward, to care for the children left orphans by this event. Of these children only the eldest son, Christopher Gibbons, went on to become a musician. One of the most versatile English composers of his time, Gibbons wrote a quantity of keyboard works, around thirty fantasias for viols, a number of madrigals (the best-known being "The Silver Swan"), and many popular verse anthems. His choral music is distinguished by his complete mastery of counterpoint, combined with his wonderful gift for melody. Perhaps his most well known verse anthem is This is the record of John, which sets an Advent text for solo countertenor or tenor, alternating with full chorus. The soloist is required to demonstrate considerable technical facility at points, and the work at once expresses the rhetorical force of the text, whilst never being demonstrative or bombastic. He also produced two major settings of Evensong, the Short Service and the Second Service. The former includes a beautifully expressive Nunc dimittis, while the latter is an extended composition, combining verse and full sections. Gibbons's full anthems include the expressive O Lord, in thy wrath, and the Ascension Day anthem O clap your hands together for eight voices. He contributed six pieces to the first printed collection of keyboard music in England, Parthenia (to which he was by far the youngest of the three contributors), published in about 1611. Gibbons's surviving keyboard output comprises some 45 pieces. The polyphonic fantasia and dance forms are the best represented genres. Gibbons's writing exhibits full mastery of three- and four-part counterpoint. Most of the fantasias are complex, multisectional pieces, treating multiple subjects imitatively. Gibbons's approach to melody in both fantasias and dances features a capability for almost limitless development of simple musical ideas, on display in works such as Pavane in D minor and Lord Salisbury's Pavan and Galliard. In the 20th century, the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould championed Gibbons's music, and named him as his favorite composer. Gould wrote of Gibbons's hymns and anthems: "ever since my teen-age years this music ... has moved me more deeply than any other sound experience I can think of." In one interview, Gould compared Gibbons to Beethoven and Webern: ...despite the requisite quota of scales and shakes in such half-hearted virtuoso vehicles as the Salisbury Galliard, one is never quite able to counter the impression of music of supreme beauty that lacks its ideal means of reproduction. Like Beethoven in his last quartets, or Webern at almost any time, Gibbons is an artist of such intractable commitment that, in the keyboard field, at least, his works work better in one's memory, or on paper, than they ever can through the intercession of a sounding-board. To this day, Gibbons's obit service is commemorated every year in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. --wikipedia.org

Evan Morgan

1846 - 1920 Person Name: Evan Morgan (1846--1920) Topics: Atonement; Baptism; Church Year Easter; Deliverance; Easter Vigil ; Freedom and Liberation; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Praise; Victory; Water; Canticles and Affirmations of Faith Composer of "TYDDYN LLWYN" in Ancient and Modern Evan Morgan's Welsh bardic name was Llew Madog, and his name is given in the 1995 Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems (Reformatted) as "EVAN MORGAN (LLEW MADOG)".

Chris Rolinson

b. 1958 Person Name: Chris Rolinson (b. 1958) Topics: Children and All-Age Worship; God in grace and mercy; God in judgement and justice; Judgement; Kingdom of God; Other Saints and Festivals Matthias the Apostle; Proper 17 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Renewal; Suffering; The Church's Ministry and Mission; The Second Sunday before Advent Year B; The Third Sunday of Lent Year B Author of "Restore, O Lord, the honour of your name!" in Ancient and Modern

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