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David William Hodges

Short Name: David William Hodges
Full Name: Hodges, David William, 1942-
Birth Year: 1942

David William Hodges was born in Kansas City, Missouri, December 22, 1942. He has music degrees (B.A., M.A. in voice) from Central Missouri State College (Warrensburg, MO) and a Master's degree in religious education from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO) and studied in the doctoral program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, TX). After serving several churches in Missouri, Florida and Texas, he and his family were appointed as missionaries to Brazil under the Foreign (now International) Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. They served from 1980 until retirement in 2010, principally as a professor of voice and conducting in three different Baptist seminaries. He was a member of the hymnal committee that produced the O Hinario para o Culto Cristao in 1991, which contains several of his original hymns (music and lyrics) and translations. He and his wife, Ramona Gay Miller Hodges, live on Jekyll Island, Georgia (2018).

David William Hodges


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by David William Hodges (11)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ao vale calmo irei tranqüilo com JesusDavid William Hodges (Port. (estrofes))Portuguese2
Apaga, Senhor, minhas transgressõesDavid William Hodges (Author)Portuguese2
Deus nos chama a ser seu povoDavid William Hodges (Port.)Portuguese2
Em Cristo seja o lar edificadoDavid William Hodges (Port.)Portuguese2
Eu canto a ti minha oração, que expressa o meu louvor.David William Hodges (Translator)Portuguese2
Eu louvo o poderoso DeusDavid William Hodges (Translator)Portuguese2
Eu te amo, eu te amo, ó meu SalvadorDavid William Hodges (Port.)Portuguese2
Neste momento eu reflito: falta paz dentro de mimDavid William Hodges (Port.)Portuguese2
Oh, vinde adorar o excelso e bom DeusDavid William Hodges (estrofe 3)Portuguese2
Um bom amigo e fiel acheiDavid William Hodges (Author (estrofe 4))Portuguese2
"Venham à mesa", convida o Senhor.David William Hodges (Author)Portuguese2
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