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)

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! Shout Ho­san­na!
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