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Clarence Walhout

Short Name: Clarence Walhout
Full Name: Walhout, Clarence, 1934-
Birth Year: 1934

Clarence P. Walhout (b. Muskegon, Michigan, 1934) studied at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois; he taught many years at his alma mater, Calvin College, and was a member of the Poet’s Workshop, a group of several writers who prepared psalm versifications for the 1987 Psalter Hymnal; he was also editor of the journal Christianity and Literature and co-author of The Responsibility of Hermeneutics (1985).

Bert Polman


Texts by Clarence Walhout (9)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Blessed are those who heed the law of GodClarence P. Walhout (Versifier)English1
Hear my cry and supplicationClarence P. Walhout (Author)English4
How long, how long, O Lord? (All glory to God's name)Clarence P. Walhout (Author (Refrain))English1
In my distress I cry to GodClarence P. Walhout (Versifier)English1
In you, O Lord, I put my trust, You are my rock and my defenseClarence P. Walhout (Author)English2
LORD, chasten not in angerClarence P. Walhout (Author)English3
O God, do not in silence standClarence P. Walhout (Versifier)English1
The LORD is King; he reigns in majestyClarence P. Walhout (Versifier)English1
The LORD is my strength and my refugeClarence Walhout (Versifier)English1
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