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Pamela Stotter

b. 1944 Scripture: John 7:34-39 Author of "Church of God" in Catholic Book of Worship III

James E. Clemens

b. 1966 Person Name: James E. Clemens, b. 1966 Scripture: John 7:37-39 Author of "God, We Honor You (Dios, te honramos)" in Santo, Santo, Santo

Carlos Colón

b. 1966 Person Name: Carlos Colón, b. 1966 Scripture: John 7:37-39 Translator of "God, We Honor You (Dios, te honramos)" in Santo, Santo, Santo

1923 - 2007 Person Name: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1923-2007 Scripture: John 7:37-38 Author of "As the Deer Runs to the River" in Christian Worship Rev. Dr. Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 83, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, after a long illness. Born April 2, 1923, in Clarion, he was the son of the late Herman G. and Helen (Wolfe) Stuempfle, Sr. Stuempfle lived most of his life in Gettysburg, PA. He served as President of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg. He attended Hughesville public schools, and was a graduate of Susquehanna University and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He received additional advanced degrees from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a doctoral degree at Southern California School of Theology at Claremont. He retired in 1989. Rev. Dr. Stuempfle was the author of several books and numerous articles and lectures on preaching, history, and theology. He was also among the most honored and respected hymn writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Rev. Dr. Stuempfle was known for his leadership in community and civic projects. Always taking an active stance on social issues, he participated in the creation of day care centers, served on the Gettysburg interchurch social action committee, helped create and support prison ministries and a homeless shelter, and tutored young people in the after school program of Christ Lutheran Church, where he was a long time member. --Excerpts from his obituary published in Evening Sun from Mar. 15 to Mar. 16, 2007

Margaret Daly

Scripture: John 7:34-39 Composer of "[Come, people of God, with joyful song]" in Catholic Book of Worship III

David Hurd

b. 1950 Person Name: David Hurd, b. 1950 Scripture: John 7:37-38 Composer of "JULION" in Christian Worship David Hurd (b. Brooklyn, New York, 1950) was a boy soprano at St. Gabriel's Church in Hollis, Long Island, New York. Educated at Oberlin College and the University of North Carolina, he has been professor of church music and organist at General Theological Seminary in New York since 1976. In 1985 he also became director of music for All Saints Episcopal Church, New York. Hurd is an outstanding recitalist and improvisor and a composer of organ, choral, and instrumental music. In 1987 David Hurd was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, by the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. The following year he received honorary doctorates from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, and from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. His I Sing As I Arise Today, the collected hymn tunes of David Hurd, was published in 2010. Bert Polman and Emily Brink

John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Scripture: John 7:37 Author of "List to the Christ" in Songs of Redemption and Praise. Rev. John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Stanbrook Abbey

Scripture: John 7:37-39 Author of "A mighty wind invades the world" in Common Praise

Kōn-yong Yi

b. 1947 Person Name: Geon-yong Lee, b. 1947 Scripture: John 7:38 Author of "Food to pilgrims given" in Singing the Faith Kōn-yong Yi (Geon-yong Lee) (이건용)

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Scripture: John 7:37 Author of "Athirst for Thee" in Gospel Herald in Song Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)