Daniel B. Merrick

Short Name: Daniel B. Merrick
Full Name: Merrick, Daniel B., 1926-2004
Birth Year: 1926
Death Year: 2004

Merrick Daniel B. (Bloomington, Illinois, April 29, 1926--November 11, 2004). Married Dagmar Gustafson in 1952 while a student at Phillips Theological Seminary (A.B., 1948; B.D., 1954); three children. Served churches in Sandoval, Ill.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Panama Canal Zone; Peoria, Illinois; and Havana, Ill. Won his first hymn writing contest in the mid-1950s. The hymn "O God whose Love Compels Us" was a winning entry for a theme hymn for the American Baptist convention in 1967.

Edited the Chalice Hymnal for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

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TextsTunesHymnals
Texts by Daniel B. Merrick (28)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
When all the world was sleepingDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
What shall we sing to air our joy (Que alegre canto de Natal)Daniel B. Merrick, 1926-2004 (Author)English, Portuguese2
Welcome to this feast of witnessDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
The Spirit called on PhilipDaniel B. Merrick, 1926-2004 (Author)English2
[Sound the Trumpet, All You People]Daniel B Merrick (Author)English2
Singing the Lord's songDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
Sing out, my soul, with praiseDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
[Shout for Joy, the Heavens Are Ringing]Daniel B Merrick (Author)English2
[O Seek the Lord, Who May Be Found]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
O people of earth, come and claim your deliveranceDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
O God whose love compels usDaniel B. Merrick (Author)3
O God, who brought to earth the new creationDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
O God of truth, the power of nations freeDaniel B. Merrick (Author)4
[My Heart's Bursting With God's Praises]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
Lead us, our Father, from death into lifeDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
Here we gather as God's PeopleDaniel B. Merrick (Author)2
Herald of JesusDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
God of all, whose love surrounds us,Daniel B. Merrick, Jr. (Author)English5
[God Did Choose Us as His People]Daniel B Merrick (Author)English2
Filled with the joy and gladness of life's wonderDaniel B. Merrick (Author)2
[Come to the Waters, You Who Thirst]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
[Come, Sing to the Lord New Songs of Joy]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
Come, Holy Spirit, fill this placeDaniel B. Merrick (Author)2
Come, be glad! Sing and praise!Daniel B. Merrick (Author)2
Christ has come, is here among usDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
[Called to God's Vocation]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
Angels in the field appearDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2
And there shall come a dayDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English2

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