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Gerardo C. C. Oberman

b. 1965 Person Name: Gerardo Oberman, b. 1965 Scripture: Psalm 18:1-2 Translator (Spanish) of "Kwake Yesu nasimama" in Santo, Santo, Santo

David Fellingham

Scripture: Psalm 18:2 Author of "Shout for joy and sing" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New

Bill Gaither

b. 1936 Person Name: William Gaither Scripture: Psalm 18:1-6 Author of "Porque él vive" in Celebremos Su Gloria

b. 1942 Scripture: Psalm 18:1-6 Author of "Porque él vive" in Celebremos Su Gloria Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music. She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company. When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Gaither, who was teaching English at the time. She married Gaither in 1962, and they began writing songs recreationally. By the end of the 1960s, Gloria, Bill, and his brother Danny Gaither were touring steadily, as the Bill Gaither Trio. After touring with the Bill Gaither Trio, Gaither drew her focus to the Gaither Homecoming series. She has been an active presence in every video production. Gaither is currently the scriptwriter and narrator for the Homecoming series. In 1991, she attended Ball State University and received a Master of Arts in Literature. She taught as an adjunct professor at Anderson University for periods in the late 80s and late 90s. In 1996, she spearheaded the creation of Gaither Family Reources in Alexandria, Indiana, and currently serves as co-owner and managing director. In 2002, Gaither launched Homecoming:

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

1714 - 1788 Person Name: Carl P. E. Bach Scripture: Psalm 18 Composer of "ROCKINGHAM (Miller)" in The Cyber Hymnal Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, born at Weimar, March 14, 1714; music director at Hamburg, a prolific composer, great in all departments; as a writer of sings, odes, pslams, etc., he surpassed all his contemporaries; died at Hamburg, of consumption, Sept. 14, 1788. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876