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Clarence Walhout › Texts

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


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Texts by Clarence Walhout (9)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Blessed are those who heed the law of GodClarence 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 Walhout (Versifier)English3
O God, do not in silence standClarence Walhout (Versifier)English1
The LORD is King; he reigns in majestyClarence Walhout (Versifier)English1
The LORD is my strength and my refugeClarence P. Walhout (Versifier)English1
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