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George Augustus Warburton

1869 - 1929 Person Name: George A. Warburton Author of "For All that Thou, O Lord, Hast Wrought" in Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) Warburton, George Augustus, b. in 1859, is the author of the dedication hymn of a place of worship. “O Thou Whose glory shone like fire," in Stryker's College Hymnal, 1904. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Thomas A. Jackson

b. 1931 Author of "For Such a Time As This" in Celebrating Grace Hymnal As of 2008, Jackson was a Professor Emeritus at Campbell University, North Carolina. --www.hymntime.com/tch

W. G. Polack

1890 - 1950 Person Name: W. Gustave Polack, 1890-1950 Author of "Dear Lord, to Your True Servants Give" in Christian Worship (1993)

Richard W. Adams

b. 1952 Author of "How Shall We Answer Terror's Cry?" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: 1952, Missouri. Adams graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia (BA 1974, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).

George Brandon

1924 - 2001 Author of "O God, Whose Mighty Wisdom Moves" in Ten New Hymns on the Bible Brandon, George. Received his bachelor's degree from the College of the Pacific in 1945, and his degree as Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary, New York, in 1952. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Stockton, California. --The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives ===================== George Brandon is one of the younger church musicians who is alert to the value of hymns. He received his bachelor's degree from the College of the Pacific in 1945 and his degree as Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary, New York, in 1952. He is a member of the First Christian Church of Stockton, California, his home town. He has had one anthem published, "The Word Became Flesh." He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hymn Society of America. --Ten New Hymns on the Bible, 1952. Used by permission.

Henry J. de Jong

Versifier of "The Lord's Prayer" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)

Ole T. Arneson

1853 - 1917 Person Name: O. T. (Sanden) Arneson, 1853-1917 Translator of "How Fair the Church of Christ Shall Stand" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Ole T. Arneson was born in Highland township, Winnesheik county, Iowa, May 4, 1853, to Tollef Arneson and Margrete Olson (Rudringen) Sanden, farmers. Mr. Arneson attended the common school until he was confirmed in the Lutheran church. He then took the elementary course at the state normal school, Winona, Minn., from where he graduated Dec. 31, 1871. He now commenced teaching school in his home district and later continued teaching in various places. For three years he was principal of the graded school at Spring Grove, Minn. In the spring of 1879 he moved to North Dakota and took up a homestead near Hatton, Traill county. Here he taught school part of the time while holding the claim, which he proved up in 1884 and sold in 1886, when he moved to Decorah, la. He was then employed in the mailing department of "Decorahposten" until Sept. 1887, when he accepted a position as shipping and mailing clerk with the Lutheran Publishing House. . With this institution he remained 17 years. In October 1904 he accepted a position as manager of "Skandinaven's" Book Department, of which he is still in charge. July 7, 1877, Mr. Arneson was joined in holy wedlock to Miss Inger Tobiason. From A History of the Norwegians in Illinois, compiled and edited by A. E. Strand. Published by John Anderson Publishing Company, 1905

William Charter Piggott

1872 - 1943 Person Name: W. Charter Piggott, 1872-1943 Author of "Lord, from Whose hand" in The Book of Praise

Sue M. O. Hoffman

1844 - 1876 Person Name: Mrs. Lue M. Hoffman Author of "What have I done for thee, O Christ" in The Christian Hymnal Susan’s husband was song writer Elisha Hoffman. Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, is named after her family. Lyrics God Is Coming Music: SAN JOSE --www.hymntime.com/tch ================= Sister of Aaron W. Orwig.