1931 - 2012 Topics: Church Year Ascension of the Lord; Disciples / Calling; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God as Refuge; God as Deliverer; God's Sorrow; God's Sovereignty; God's Wisdom; God's Faithfulness; God's Kingdom; God's Love; God's Name; God's Strength; Gratitude; Happiness; Humility; Joy; Mission; New Creation; Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Peace; People of God / Church Witnessing; Prayer; Rulers; Salvation; Temple; Ten Commandments 3rd Commandment (do not take the name of the Lord in vain); The Creation; Truth; War and Revolution; Witness; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 21-27; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 5-11 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 5th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 24-30 Harmonizer of "GENEVAN 138" in Psalms for All Seasons Dale Grotenhuis (b. Cedar Grove, WI, 1931; d. Jenison, Mi, August 17, 2012) was a member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal 1987 Revision Committee, and was professor of music and director of choral music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, from 1960 until he retired in 1994 to concentrate on composition. Educated at Calvin College; Michigan State University, Lansing; and Ohio State University, Columbus; he combined teaching with composition throughout his career and was a widely published composer of choral music. He also directed the Dordt choir in a large number of recordings, including many psalm arrangements found in the 1959 edition of the Psalter Hymnal.
Before coming to Dordt, Grotenhuis taught music at Christian high schools in Washington and Michigan. Under his direction, the Dordt College concert choir participated in annual tours that took members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He loved the church and the music of the church. His favorite song was "All Glory Be to God on High".
Bert Polman (last two sentences from Joy Grotenhuis, daughter-in-law)
Dale Grotenhuis