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C. Harold Lowden

1883 - 1963 Scripture: Revelation 22:17 Composer of "[As pants the hart for cooling streams]" in Bible Songs No. 4

b. 1931 Scripture: Revelation 22 Author of "O Lord, You Gave Your Servant John" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration. Sing! A New Creation

Twila Paris

b. 1958 Scripture: Revelation 22:16 Author of "Honor and Praise" in The Faith We Sing

Marty Haugen

b. 1950 Person Name: Marty Haugen (1950-) Scripture: Revelation 22 Author of "Wind upon the Waters" in Common Praise (1998) Marty Haugen (b. 1950), is a prolific liturgical composer with many songs included in hymnals across the liturgical spectrum of North American hymnals and beyond, with many songs translated into different languages. He was raised in the American Lutheran Church, received a BA in psychology from Luther College, yet found his first position as a church musician in a Roman Catholic parish at a time when the Roman Catholic Church was undergoing profound liturgical and musical changes after Vatican II. Finding a vocation in that parish to provide accessible songs for worship, he continued to compose and to study, receiving an MA in pastoral studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota. A number of liturgical settings were prepared for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and more than 400 of his compositions are available from several publishers, especially GIA Publications, who also produced some 30 recordings of his songs. He is composer-in-residence at Mayflower Community Congregational Church in Minneapolis and continues to compose and travel to speak and teach at worship events around the world. Emily Brink

Francis P. Jones

1890 - 1975 Scripture: Revelation 22:17 Translator of "In a Deep, Unbounded Darkness" in Glory to God

Tom Tomaszek

b. 1950 Scripture: Revelation 22:17 Author of "Grateful" in More Voices

Lucien Deiss

1921 - 2007 Scripture: Revelation 22:16-17 Author of "¡Marana Tha!" in Cantos del Pueblo de Dios = Songs of the People of God (2nd ed.) Born: 1921, Paris, France. Died: October 9, 2007, Île-de-France, France. Buried: Seminaire des Missions, Chevilly-Larue, Île-de-France, France. A member of the Holy Spirit Fathers, Deiss attended the Gregorian University in Rome and taught theology at the Grand Scholasticat of Cheville in Paris, France. His works include: Early Sources of the Liturgy, 1967 It’s the Lord’s Supper/, 1976 Spring Time of the Liturgy, 1979 Sources: Brink & Polman, P. 313 --www.hymntime.com/tch/ ================= Fr. Deiss was pastor, liturgist, author, international lecturer, renowned Scripture scholar, and an expert on liturgical music. He was selected by Pope Paul VI to coordinate the Lectionary psalter following the Second Vatican Council. His Biblical Hymns and Psalms was the one of the first major collections of liturgical music in the vernacular, and gave us such songs as "All the Earth," "Keep in Mind," and "Grant to Us, O Lord." A tireless advocate of the reforms of Vatican II, Fr. Deiss continually encouraged those who worked in liturgical reform to remain fervent in prayer, and he dedicated much of his life to liturgical catechesis through workshops and writings. --www.decanimusic.co.uk/

María Pilar de la Figuera

Scripture: Revelation 22:16-17 Translator of "¡Marana Tha!" in Cantos del Pueblo de Dios = Songs of the People of God (2nd ed.)

Josephine Pollard

1834 - 1892 Person Name: Josepine Pollard Scripture: Revelation 22:17 Author of "There's Room for All" in Heavenly Carols Josephine Pollard USA 1834-1892. Born at NYC, NY, one of seven children and daughter of an architect, she attended an exclusive girls school, Spingler Institute, and was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She was a founding member of the professional women’s club, Sorosis. She never married. She became an author, poet, and hymnist, writing many children’s books and for children’s magazines, including Harper’s, Scribner’s, and the New York Ledger. She wrote 44 books, mostly religious, for children, but also about history, birds, sports and games, and adventure stories. She also wrote 100+ hymn lyrics as well. She worked as an editor for the Sunday School Times and for the Methodist Book Concern, where she edited a magazine for African Americans. Her children’s books include: “History of the U.S.” (1884); “The life of George Washington” ; “The life of Christ for young people”; “History of the New Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “History of the Old Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “Bible stories for children” (1899). She was in poor health in her latter years. She died at NYC, NY. John Perry =============== Pollard, Josephine, born in New York, circa 1840, is the author of (1) "I stood outside the gate" (Lent), (2) "Joy-bells ringing, Children singing" (Joy) in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)