and spiritual affinity with the Rev. Pétursson, made him eminently fitted for his difficult task." Gook died in 1959, with the translation still incomplete. A few alterations were made after his death. Gook's translation of Rev Pétursson's Hymns of the Passion was published in 1966 by Hallgrímskirkja, under the imprimatur of the Bishop of Iceland. While Gook's English translation of the hymns is the most widely available edition, his Plymouth Brethren theology replaced the Lutheran theology found in Pétursson's original text, and is therefore not considered the authoritative and preferred translation. References 1883 births 1959 deaths British Plymouth Brethren English evangelicals Icelandic–English translators 20th-century translators