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Egil Hovland

1924 - 2013 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Arranger of "NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA" in Glory to God

C. H. Cayce

1871 - 1945 Person Name: C. H. Cayce, 19th-20th cent. Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Adapter of "THE CHURCH'S DESOLATION" in The Hymnal 1982

J. Shaw

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Composer of "SHEKINAH"

Hugh T. McElrath

b. 1921 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Author of "We Praise You with Our Minds" in The Worshiping Church

Pierre Wissmer

1915 - 1992 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Composer of "GENEVA (Wissmer)"

1945 - 2013 Person Name: Bert Polman Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Versifier of "O Mighty Rulers, Can You Claim" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Bert Frederick Polman (b. Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, 1945; d. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1, 2013) was chair of the Music Department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Dr. Bert studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. Dr. Bert was a longtime is professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, and organist at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waterdown, Ontario. His teaching covered a wide range of courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and worship, and Canadian Native studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was also an organist, a frequent workshop leader at music and worship conferences, and contributor to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. Dr. Bert was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook (1989), and served on the committees that prepared Songs for Life (1994) and Sing! A New Creation (2001), both published by CRC Publications. Emily Brink

Clarence Walhout

b. 1934 Person Name: Clarence P. Walhout Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Versifier of "In My Distress I Cry to God" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) 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

Donn Wisdom

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Author of "In Christ We Live" in Celebrating Grace Hymnal

Tammy Wiens

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Author of "In Silence My Soul Thirsts (Psalm 62)" in Glory to God

Helen Otte

b. 1931 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Author of "I Need Your Help, O LORD My God" in Christian Worship Helen Ann (Brink) Otte Walter (b. Grand Rapids, MI, 1931) versified this psalm in 1982 for the Psalter Hymnal. She received her education at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has worked as a teacher, proofreader, and librarian. She was a member of the Poets' Workshop that worked with the revision committee to prepare psalm versifications for the 1987 Psalter Hymnal. After her first husband died and she remarried, she remained active as a freelance writer, especially of children's stories and dramas, some of which have been published in Reformed Worship under the name Helen Walter. Bert Polman