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Grace Weiser Davis

Person Name: Grace Wieser Davis Scripture: Proverbs 1:24 Author of "There's a Hand Stretched Out" in Favorite Gospel Songs Grace Weiser Davis USA 1860-1933? Born near York, PA, she married judge James Nixon Davis in 1889. They attended the Asbury United Methodist Church in York. She became a Methodist evangelist. In 1900 she moved to Jersey City, NJ. She compiled several works, including: “Gems of gospel songs” (1885), “Favorite gospel songs” (1894) with Elisha A. Hoffman, “Childhood conversions” (1897). John Perry

Elliot Rose

1928 - 1994 Person Name: Elliot Rose (1928-1994) Scripture: Proverbs 1:20-33 Author of "Yours the Hand That Made Creation" in Common Praise (1998)

Carol M. Bechtel

b. 1959 Person Name: Carol Bechtel Scripture: Proverbs 1:20-33 Author of "Wisdom Calls" in Lift Up Your Hearts Carol Bechtel has served as professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, since 1994. She is a graduate of Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, and she received her Ph.D. in Old Testament from Yale University. Bechtel preaches and teaches widely and is the author of several books, including Esther: A Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Interpretation, WJK, 2002). She is a General Synod Professor of Theology in the Reformed Church in America and has served as president of the RCA’s General Synod (1998/1999) and as moderator of its General Synod Council (1999/2000). She lives in Holland, Michigan, with her husband, Tom Mullens, where they enjoy a growing group of children and grandchildren. Her interests include singing, cooking, gardening, and the Celtic harp. She served on the editorial committee for Psalms for All Seasons (2012) and for Lift Up Your Hearts (2013). Emily Brink

Joseph F. Berg

1812 - 1871 Person Name: J. F. Berg Scripture: Proverbs 1:23-31 Author of "I have called but ye refused " in The Saint's Harp Joseph F. Berg, D.D., was pastor of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in Philadelphia, Pa. He also served as professor at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1861-1871, and Rutgers College, 1862-1867. NN, Hymnary. Source: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85300368.html

Paul B. Svenson

Scripture: Proverbs 1-31 Author of "Oh a Song Must Rise (A Song Must Rise)" in More Voices

Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958 Person Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Scripture: Proverbs 1:20-33 Harmonizer of "QUEM PASTORES" in Common Praise (1998) Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrangements of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). Bert Polman

Paul Bunjes

1914 - 1998 Person Name: Paul G. Bunjes Scripture: Proverbs 1:20-33 Arranger of "DIVINUM MYSTERIUM" in Lift Up Your Hearts Paul G. Bunjes (b. September 27, 1914; d. June 27, 1998) was an organist, author, and organ designer. He wrote The Praetorius Organ (four volumes), numerous articles for periodicals, and was an accomplished composer and arranger. He was a major contributor to the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978) and Lutheran Worship (1982). Bunjes was Professor of Music at Concordia University for many years. Laura de Jong