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Jürgen Henkys
Jürgen Henkys (6 November 1929 – 22 October 2015) was a German Protestant minister and theologian. Henkys was born in , Ostpreußen, Germany. He became a lecturer at the Sprachenkonvikt in East Berlin and the Professor for Practical Theology at the Humboldt-Universität Berlin in 1991. He is especially known for his translations of foreign-language hymns into German. Several of his hymns are contained in the current German Protestant hymnal . Works * ''Steig in das Boot. Neue niederländische Kirchenlieder.'' Berlin 1981, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1982 * ''Stimme, die Stein zerbricht. Geistliche Lieder aus benachbarten Sprachen.'' Munich 2003) . * ''Frühlicht erzählt von Dir'', in ''Neue geistliche Lieder aus Skandinavien'', Strube Verlag 1990) * ''Preist Gott in allen Alphabeten. 15 Psalmen nach den Melodien des Genfer Psalters neu gefasst.'' Strube Verlag 1994 * ''Bibelarbeit. Der Umgang mit der Heiligen Schrift in den evangelischen Jugendverbänden nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg'', Hamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huub Oosterhuis
Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Henricus "Huub" Oosterhuis (; 1 November 19339 April 2023) was a Dutch theologian and poet. He is mainly known for his contribution to Christian music and liturgy in Dutch and also in German, used in both Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. He authored over 60 books and over 700 hymns, songs, psalms (often in an own interpretation), and prayers. Several of his songs were translated, and he received international awards and recognition. Life and career Oosterhuis was born on 1 November 1933 in Amsterdam. He attended a high school there and joined the Society of Jesus in 1954. He was ordained as a priest at the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht in 1964. From 1954, inspired by Che Guevara who said that churches have the potential to transform the social structure of society, Oosterhuis combined his religious position with political activism. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trond Kverno
Trond Hans Farner Kverno (born 20 October 1945, in Oslo) is a contemporary Norwegian composer. He received degrees in church music, music theory and choir direction from the Norwegian Academy of Music. He is known for his liturgical compositions. He also serves as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Christ Catholic Church International. Church music has spearheaded major new developments in music in Norway throughout the post-war period, in terms of both musical innovation and institutional renewal. At the same time church music composers have enjoyed growing popularity among musicians and listeners alike. Trond H.F. Kverno has been an exponent of this tradition since the 1970s, and his compositions are today among the finest and most frequently performed in Norway. Trond H.F. Kverno was born in Oslo in 1945. He took his degree in church music from the Oslo Conservatory of Music Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Hovland
Egil Hovland (October 18, 1924 – February 5, 2013) was a Norwegian composer. Hovland was born in Råde. He studied at the Oslo conservatory with Arild Sandvold and Bjarne Brustad, in Copenhagen with Vagn Holmboe, at Tanglewood with Aaron Copland, and in Florence with Luigi Dallapiccola. He was the organist and choir leader in Fredrikstad from 1949 until his death. His many works include two symphonies, a concerto for trumpet and strings, ''Music for Ten Instruments'', a set of variations for two pianos, and a lament for orchestra. His sacred works include a ''Norwegian Te Deum'', a Gloria, a Magnificat, and numerous works for organ, and he was one of the most noted church composers of Norway. He wrote in diverse styles, including Norwegian-Romantic, Gregorian, neo-classical, twelve-tone, aleatoric, and serial. In honor of his work as a composer and organist, in 1983 he was knighted into the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. In 1992, he received the Fritt Ord Honorary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svein Ellingsen
Svein Ørnulf Ellingsen (13 July 1929 – 5 April 2020) was a Norwegian visual artist and hymnist. Biography Ellingsen was born in Kongsberg to Fritz Frølich Ellingsen and Karoline Enge. His books include the poetry collections ''Det skjulte nærvær'' and ''Noen må våke'', both from 1978, the children's book ''Regler, rim og revestreker'' from 1986, and the poetry collections ''Vårt øye ser mot Betlehem'' (1987) and ''Det finnes en dyrebar rose'' (1989). The hymnal ''Norsk salmebok 2013'' has included 58 of his hymns, including fifteen translations. He received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award ( no, Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Or ... in 1992, and was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1995. He died on 5 April 2020. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herr, Mach Uns Stark
"" (Lord, make us strong) is a Christian hymn in German with text by Anna Martina Gottschick written in 1972. The hymn for the end of the church year is sung to the melody "Sine Nomine" by Ralph Vaughan Williams . It is contained in the Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'', concluded with an added sixth stanza by Jürgen Henkys. The first line is "Herr, mach uns stark im Mut, der dich bekennt" (Lord, make us strong in courage to confess you). History "" was written by Anna Martina Gottschick (1914–1995) in 1972. Gottschick grew up in a Protestant pastor's house and became a journalist. As the composer Heinz Werner Zimmermann had suggested, she wrote the text to match the 1906 melody "Sine Nomine" by Ralph Vaughan Williams used popular in "For All the Saints", to make that melody available to German church singing. While "For All the Saints" is a hymn for All Saints' Day with text by Bishop William Walsham How, "Herr, mach uns stark" is a hymn for the end of the church year. The Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For All The Saints
"For All the Saints" was written as a processional hymn by William Walsham How, who was ultimately the Anglican Bishop of Wakefield. The hymn was first printed in ''Hymns for Saints' Days, and Other Hymns'', by Earl Nelson, 1864. Tune The hymn was sung to the melody ''Sarum'', by the Victorian composer Joseph Barnby, until the publication of the English Hymnal in 1906. This hymnal used a new setting by Ralph Vaughan Williams which he called ''Sine Nomine'' (literally, "without name") in reference to its use on the Feast of All Saints, 1 November (or the first Sunday in November, All Saints Sunday among some Lutheran church bodies or those congregations whose membership makes weekday services infeasible). It has been described as "one of the finest hymn tunes of the 0thcentury." Although most English hymn tunes of its era are written for singing in SATB four-part harmony, ''Sine Nomine'' is primarily unison (verses 1,2,3,7 and 8) with organ accompaniment; three verses (4, 5 and 6) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Farjeon
Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle, a society of publishers. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon. Biography Eleanor Farjeon was born on 13 February 1881. The daughter of Benjamin Farjeon and Maggie (Jefferson) Farjeon, Eleanor came from a literary family; her two younger brothers, Joseph and Herbert Farjeon, were writers, while the eldest, Harry Farjeon, was a composer. Her father was Jewish. Farjeon, known to the family as "Nellie", was a small, timid child, who had poor eyesight and suffered from ill-health throughout her childhood. She was educated at home, spending much of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morning Has Broken
"Morning Has Broken" is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan". It is often sung in children's services and in funeral services. English pop musician and folk singer Cat Stevens included a version on his album ''Teaser and the Firecat'' (1971). The song became identified with Stevens due to the popularity of this recording. It reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number one on the U.S. easy listening chart in 1972, and number four on the Canadian ''RPM'' magazine charts. Origins The hymn originally appeared in the second edition of ''Songs of Praise'' (published in 1931), to the tune "Bunessan", composed in the Scottish Islands. In ''Songs of Praise Discussed'', the editor, Percy Dearmer, explains that as there was need for a hymn to give thanks for each day, English poet and children's author Elea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It largely corresponds with the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and includes the departments of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse.''Le Petit Robert, Dictionnaire Universel des Noms Propres'' (1988). The largest city of the region and its modern-day capital is Marseille. The Romans made the region the first Roman province beyond the Alps and called it ''Provincia Romana'', which evolved into the present name. Until 1481 it was ruled by the Counts of Provence from their capital in Aix-en-Provence, then became a province of the Kings of France. While it has been part of France for more than 500 years, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Macleod Campbell Crum
The Rev. Canon John Macleod Campbell Crum (12 October 1872 - 19 December 1958) was an Anglican priest, author and hymnwriter.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'' (1932), "Crum, John Macleod Campbell", p. 300. Family and education Crum was born at Mere Old Hall near Knutsford, Cheshire, to William Graham Crum, a calico printer, and Jean Campbell, who were both of Scottish origin. The family later lived at Broxton Old Hall, also in Cheshire. His grandfathers were the chemist Walter Crum and the theologian John McLeod Campbell. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, where he obtained a BA in 1895 and an MA in 1901. On 13 October 1908 Crum married Edith Frideswide Paget (1889-1910), daughter of the Rt. Rev. Francis Paget, Bishop of Oxford. They had one son, William Francis Crum (1910-1942), who died at the American Hospital in Constantinople while working for the British Council. On 9 April 1913 Crum married his second wife, Emily Clare Bale (1879-1962); among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
