Neil grew up in Lou­i­si­a­na and has lived all over the south­ern Unit­ed States. He was trained as a Pres­by­ter­i­an pas­tor and served as a teach­er in Christ­ian schools in Georg­ia, Ten­nes­see, and Lou­i­si­a­na. As of 2005, he lived in Mi­a­mi, Flor­i­da, where he, his wife Ju­lie, and his child­ren Han­nah, Seth, and Le­ah are mem­bers of the Ken­dall Pres­by­ter­i­an Church.

Inspired by the ex­am­ple of Will­iam Cow­per, Neil be­gan writ­ing hymns to com­bat spir­it­u­al de­press­ion.

Hymns

  1. Battle of Calvary, The
  2. Before His Eye
  3. Being His
  4. Blood of His Cov­e­nant
  5. Choose the Liv­ing Way
  6. Gathered Here in That Great Pre­sence
  7. Hymn to a Gracious Sov­er­eign
  8. In Righteous Glory Reign­ing
  9. Incarna­tion Hymn
  10. Love Song, A
  11. Mighty God, Come Build Your Mighty Church
  12. My Shepherd Fills My Ev­ery Need
  13. No Right­eous­ness of Mine
  14. Song of Life
  15. We Bless the Tri­une God of Might
  16. What This Host?