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Anonymous

Author of "Lord of my life, whose tender care" in The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Fredrik Pacius

1809 - 1891 Person Name: Frederik Pacius (1809-1891) Composer of "FINLAND" in The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America

John D. Martin

b. 1946 Person Name: John D. Martin (b. 1946) Author of "Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord" in The Christian Hymnary

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

1804 - 1877 Person Name: J. L. Runeberg Author of "Vårt land, vårt land" in Lutherförbundets Sångbok Runeberg, Johan Ludvig. (Jacobstad, Finland, February 5, 1804--May 6, 1877, Borgå). Lutheran. Educated at University of Åbo. Secretary to the Council of the University, 1830-1836. Chair of Latin at Borgå College, 1837-1847; rector, 1847-1850. Author of The Grave of Perrho, 1831, verse romances of Finnish life; The Elk Hunter; Hanna, and Fänrik Ståls sänger, patriotic poems on the war of independence. National poet of Finland. Editor of the Swedish hymnal for the Finnish church, 1857, which included 57 of his texts and nine of his translations or revisions. Author of "Hur ljuft det är att komma" (What Joy There Is in Coming). --Likely J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives