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Herman G. Stuempfle

1923 - 2007 Person Name: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1923-2007 Topics: Hambre y Sed Author of "Prepare a Room for Me (Un Cuarto para Mí)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song 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

Alfredo Colom

1904 - 1971 Person Name: Alfredo Colom-Maldonado, 1904-1971 Topics: Hambre y Sed Author of "De Tu Cántaro Dame (The Samaritan Woman)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Alfredo Colom was a prolific songwriter from Guatemala. He held public office, but ruined his life with alcohol and was considering suicide when an indigenous Guatemalan Christian gave him a New Testament. Eventually he surrendered his life to Christ serving in music and evangelism on the radio and in travels throughout Central and South America. Footnote from Singing the New Testament, hymn #36

William Moore

1790 - 1850 Person Name: William Moore, fl. 1830 Topics: Hambre y Sed Composer of "HOLY MANNA" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song William B Moore USA 1790-1850. He was born, possibly in TN. He was a composer, having contributed tunes to” Wyeth’s Repository” (1810) and known for his tunebook “Columbian Harmony” (1825) in TN. He also composed and arranged several tunes in William Walker’s “Southern Harmony” (1835). John Perry

Suzanne Toolan

b. 1927 Person Name: Suzanne Toolan, RSM, b. 1927 Topics: Hambre y Sed Author of "I Am the Bread of Life (Yo Soy el Pan de Vida)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Ronald F. Krisman

Person Name: Ronald F. Krisman, b. 1946 Topics: Hambre y Sed Alterer (Spanish translation) of "I Am the Bread of Life (Yo Soy el Pan de Vida)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Bob Hurd

b. 1950 Person Name: Bob Hurd, b. 1950 Topics: Hambre y Sed Author of "In the Breaking of the Bread (Cuando Partimos el Pan del Señor)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Carlos Rosas

1939 - 2020 Person Name: Carlos Rosas, n. 1939 Topics: Hambre y Sed Author of "Con Cinco Panes y Peces (Jesus Took Five Loaves)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Jorge Lockward

b. 1965 Person Name: Jorge Lockward, b. 1965 Topics: Hambre y Sed Translator of "Shepherd of Souls (A Tu Rebaño, Buen Pastor)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Tony Alonso

b. 1980 Person Name: Tony E. Alonso, n. 1980 Topics: Hambre y Sed Author of "Gusten y Vean (Taste and See)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Tony Alonso has published several collections of liturgical music and his music appears in many hymnals throughout the world. He has an Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and a M.A. degree in theology from Loyola Marymount University.

Robert J. Batastini

b. 1942 Person Name: Robert J. Batastini, b. 1942 Topics: Hambre y Sed Adapter of "Eat This Bread (Coman de Este Pan)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Robert J. Batastini is the retired vice president and senior editor of GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago. Bob has over fifty-five years of service in pastoral music ministry, having served several parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago and one in the Diocese of Joliet. He served as executive editor and project director for the Worship hymnals (three editions), Gather hymnals (three editions), Catholic Community Hymnal, and as executive editor of RitualSong. In 1993 he became the first recipient of the Father Lawrence Heimann Citation for lifetime contribution to church music and liturgy in the U.S., awarded by St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and was named "Pastoral Musician of the Year-2000" by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). At its 2006 conference, he was named a Fellow of the Hymn society in the United States and Canada. In his retirement he is active in the music ministry of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Holland, MI. Nancy Naber, from www.giamusic.com/bios/