Wren is an in­ter­na­tion­al­ly pub­lished hymn writ­er whose work ap­pears in hym­nals from ma­ny de­nom­in­a­tions and tra­di­tions. Or­dained in Bri­tain’s Unit­ed Re­formed Church, he holds BA and PhD de­grees from Ox­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty. On Ju­ly 1, 2000, he was ap­point­ed the first John and Miriam Co­nant Pro­fess­or of Wor­ship at Co­lum­bia The­o­log­ic­al Sem­in­ary in At­lan­ta. His works in­clude:

• Educa­tion for Justice
• Praising a Mystery (Car­ol Stream, Il­li­nois: Hope Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1985)
• What Language Shall I Borrow? (Cross­road Books, 1989)
• New Beginnings (Car­ol Stream, Il­li­nois: Hope Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1993)
• Piece Together Praise: a The­o­lo­gic­al Jour­nal, 1996
• Faith Look­ing For­ward
• Praying Twice: The Mu­sic and Words of Con­gre­ga­tional Song (West­min­ster John Knox Press, 2000)

Hymns

1. Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come
2. As Man and Woman We Were Made
3. Bring Many Names
4. Christ Is Alive (© 1989)
5. Christ Is Risen
6. Christ Loves the Church
7. Christ, upon the Mountain Peak
8. Deep in the Shadows of the Past
9. God Is One, Unique and Ho­ly
10. God of Ma­ny Names
11. Great God, Your Love Has Called Us Here
12. How Can We Name a Love
13. I Am Going to Calvary (© 1983)
14. I Come with Joy (© 1971)
15. Is This a Day of New Beginnings?
16. Jesus on the Mountain Peak
17. Lord Christ, the Father’s Mighty Son (© 1968)
18. Lord God, Your Love Has Called Us Here (© 1977)
19. Lord, When You Came to Jordan
20. Thank You, God, for Water, Soil, and Air
21. There’s a Spirit in the Air (© 1979)
22. This Is a Day of New Beginnings
23. We Are Your People
24. When Christ Was Lifted from the Earth (© 1980)
25. When Love Is Found
26. When on Life a Darkness Falls (© 1985)
27. Woman in the Night (© 1983)