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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).

--DNAH Archives

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And there shall come a dayDaniel B. Merrick, 1926-2004 (Author)English1
Angels in the field appearDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
[Called to God's Vocation]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
Christ has come, is here among usDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
Come, be glad! Sing and praise!Daniel B. Merrick (Author)1
Come, Holy Spirit, fill this placeDaniel B. Merrick (Author)1
[Come, Sing to the Lord New Songs of Joy]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
[Come to the Waters, You Who Thirst]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
Filled with the joy and gladness of life's wonderDaniel B. Merrick (Author)1
[God Did Choose Us as His People]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
God of all, whose love surrounds us,Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English4
Herald of JesusDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
Here we gather as God's PeopleDaniel B. Merrick (Author)1
Lead us, our Father, from death into lifeDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
[My Heart's Bursting With God's Praises]Daniel B Merrick (Author)English1
O God of truth, the power of nations freeDaniel B. Merrick (Author)3
O God, who brought to earth the new creationDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
O God whose love compels usDaniel B. Merrick (Author)2
O people of earth, come and claim your deliveranceDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
[O Seek the Lord, Who May Be Found]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
[Shout for Joy, the Heavens Are Ringing]Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
Sing out, my soul, with praiseDaniel B. Merrick (Adapter)English1
Singing the Lord's songDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
[Sound the Trumpet, All You People]Daniel B Merrick (Author)English1
The Spirit called on PhilipDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
Welcome to this feast of witnessDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1
What shall we sing to air our joy (Que alegre canto de Natal)Daniel B. Merrick (Author)English, Portuguese1
When all the world was sleepingDaniel B. Merrick (Author)English1

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