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Peter B. Allen

b. 1959 Meter: 8.4.8.4 Composer of "HARPSTRINGS (Allen)" Peter B. Allen, born May 29, 1959, is a composer, pianist and conductor. Peter studied music at Principia College, Eastman School of Music, and Aspen Music Festival. He has worked all over the world as a musician including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Geneva, and Warsaw. Peter has seven recordings under his own name: Still with Thee (1996), The Greatest Thing In the World, (1998) Pilgrim On Earth (2000), Solitary Freedom (2002), Onward (2006), and Christmas Present (2007), the Christian Science Hymnal (2008), and the Christian Science Hymnal Supplement (2009). Peter’s opera titled "The Message of Gabriel" was performed in 2010. He is currently writing a musical titled “Bombshells”. He lives with his wife Bess, and their children David and Ruth, in Santa Rosa, California. His website is pbamusic.com Source: personal communication from Mr. Allen, February 20, 2013.

Albert F. Conant

Meter: 8.4.8.4 Composer of "CHRISTMAS MORN" in Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) 110 years ago, Mary Baker Eddy approved the first complete Concordance to Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Albert F. Conant, the compiler, poured meticulous care into every detail, providing an invaluable study resource for all sincere seekers of Truth. --sentinel.christianscience.com/

James Walch

1837 - 1901 Meter: 8.4.8.4 Composer of "CHURT" James Walch was a musician and composer, born near Bolton, Lancashire, England in 1837. He spent his early life in the town and was organist in several churches there, including the parish church of St George’s. From 1870-1877, he was conductor for the Bolton Philharmonic Society. He also composed at least four published hymn tunes, the best known of which is called “Tidings”. Written in 1875, it’s usually used as the tune to a hymn called “O Zion Haste”. James Walch was a musical instrument dealer by trade, and moved to Barrow-in-Furness in 1877. He later moved to Llandudno Junction in North Wales, where he died in August 1901 and was buried locally. His wife later donated money to pay for the organs in two local churches, St Paul's Llandudno and All Saints Deganwy, in his memory. Three decades later, an article in the London Gazette reported on a dispute arising from his will, and mentioned that he had a son, Harry West Walch, who was a pianist and lived in Hereford. St Paul's Church, Llandudno newsletter; used by permission of Christ Dearden (Walch's wife paid for the organ at St. Paul's Church)

E. N. G.

Meter: 8.4.8.4 Composer of "SELWORTHY" in Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.)

Frances H. West

Person Name: Frances Hill West, 1911- Meter: 8.4.8.4 Author of "We Thank You, God" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, 1936- Meter: 8.4.8.4 Author of "Love Makes a Bridge" in Singing the Living Tradition Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman