JESU NAMIN

Composer: Amanda S. Waesterberg, 1842-1918

Born: De­cem­ber 16, 1842, Stock­holm, Swe­den. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 1, 1918, Berg­vik, Swe­den. Pseudonym: A.S-g. Daughter of a church or­gan­ist, Aman­da stu­died at the Acad­e­my of Mu­sic, and worked as a teach­er, te­le­graph­er, and go­vern­ess. She mar­ried L. M. Waest­er­berg in 1876, and they at­tend­ed the Be­thes­da Church in Stock­holm. Music: DEN HÖGSTA LYCKA --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Arranger: A. Royce Eckhardt, 1937-

Royce Eckhardt has served as a director of music, organist, conductor, composer, arranger, hymnal editor, teacher, and hymnologist for over fifty years. He has served Evangelical Covenant churches as minister of music and organist in Seattle, New Britain (CT), Winnetka, and Hinsdale, Illinois, and also the Winnetka Presbyterian Church. Mr. Eckhardt earned a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance in 1960 from North Park College, Chicago, and a Master of Music degree in liturgical music at Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford in 1972. Royce joined the music faculty at Seattle Pacific College in 1961, teaching organ, music theory and literature courses and directing small choral ensembles. He served as adjunct professor of… Go to person page >