Background
Reynolds, William Jensen was born on April 2, 1920 in Atlantic, Iowa, United States. Son of George Washington and Ethel (Horn) Reynolds.
(Companion book for the 1956 Baptist Hymnal. Can be used w...)
Companion book for the 1956 Baptist Hymnal. Can be used with other hymn books. Part I contains hymn and tune discussions arranged alphabetically by first lines. An Index of Tunes is provided in the back of the book to aid in locating tune discussions. Part II discusses authors and composers, and is arranged in a single alphabetical sequence.
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Reynolds, William Jensen was born on April 2, 1920 in Atlantic, Iowa, United States. Son of George Washington and Ethel (Horn) Reynolds.
Student Oklahoma Baptist University, 1937-1939. Bachelor of Arts, Southwest Missouri State College, 1942. Master of Science in Management, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1945.
M.M., North. Texas State University, 1946.
Doctor of Education, George Peabody College Teachers 1961. Postgraduate University of Oxford.
Minister music 1st Baptist Church, Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1946-1947, 1st Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, 1947-1955. Church music department Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, 1955-1980. Guest professor Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1980, professor church music School Church Music, 1981, district professor church music, 1994.
Music director Southern Baptist Convention, Houston, 1958, Philadelphia, 1972, Portland, Oregon, 1973, Dallas, 1974, Miami Beach, 1975, Norfolk, 1976, Kansas City, 1977, 83, 84, Atlanta, 1978, 86, Houston, 1979, Saint Louis, 1980, Los Angeles, 1981, New Orleans, 1982, Pittsburgh, 1983, Dallas, 1985, Atlanta, 1986.
Music director Baptist World Alliance, Rio de Janeiro, 1960, Stockholm, 1975,Toronto, 1980, Los Angeles, 1985. Music director Baptist World Youth Conference, Toronto, 1958, Beirut, 1963, Berne, 1968.
National consultant Center for Studyof Southern Culture, U. Mississippi. Consultant review The Sacred Harp, 1991.
Member hymnal committee Baptist Hymnal, 1956.
Chairman hymnal committee, general editor BaptistHymnal, 1975. General editor New Broadman Hymnal, 1977. Composer: Ichthus, 1971.
Reaching People, 1973.
Share His Word, 1973. Bold Mission, 1977; more than 700 choral anthems, hymn tunes, songs, et cetera
Director Sacred Harp Public Company. Lecturer, clinician, conductor seminars and workshops in church music
Adjudicator music festivals.
Author: A Survey of Christian Hymnody, 1963, 3d edition, 1987. Hymns of our Faith, 1964. Christ and the Carols, 1967.
Congregational Singing, 1975.
Companion to the Baptist Hymnal, 1976. Songs of Glory, 1990.
The Cross and the Lyre, 1994. A Doxology for James McKinney, 1996.
Heritage of Praise, 1996.
Company-author: A Joyful Song: Christian Hymnody, 1977, A Survey of ChristianHymnody, 1987. Compiler: Building an Effective Music Ministry, 1980;contributor to Hymns of the United Methodist Hymnal, 1989, Handbook to The Baptist Hymnal, 1992. Weekly newspaper columnist History of Hymns.
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(Companion book for the 1956 Baptist Hymnal. Can be used w...)
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Member hymnal committee Baptist Hymnal, 1956. Member Hymn Society American (president 1978-1980, fellow 1992), Church Music Publications Association (Vice-President 1973-1975), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, National Academy Recording Arts and Sciences, Gospel Music Association, Southern Baptist Church Music Conference, Harpeth Valley Sacred Harp Singing Association (president 1966-1980).
Married Mary Lou Robertson, July 6, 1947. Children: Timothy Jensen, Kirk Mallory.