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Stuart K. Hine

1899 - 1989 Person Name: Stuart K. Hine, 1899-1989 Hymnal Number: 16 Author of "Bwana Mungu, Nashangaa" in Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu Stuart K. Hine was born in 1899 in Great Britain. In much of Stuart’s earlier years he and his wife were missionaries in the Western Ukraine of Russia, where they evangelized as Christian workers and singers. In 1931, Stuart K. Hine and his wife returned to Britain and conducted gospel campaigns throughout Great Britain. During those years, Stuart published many song books and wrote many of his beloved gospel songs. Stuart retired from the active ministry but continued to publish his song books and his music and contributed the majority of his income to various missionary endeavors around the world…Stuart K. Hine’s most popular composition is “How Great Thou Art,” which is recognized in many polls as the number one Hymn in America. Among his other compositions are “Can There Be One,” “O Savior Mine?”, “Faith Is The Bridge,” and “What Can Cleanse My heart?” Mr. Hine died in 1989. --www.gmahalloffame.org/site/stuart-k-hine/

E. M. Bartlett

1885 - 1941 Hymnal Number: 257 Author of "Ushindi Wa Ajabu" in Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu E. M. Bartlett was born December 24, 1883 in Waynesville, Missouri. His family later moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas. Bartlett received training as a music teacher and was a leader in developing Southern gospel music. He was employed by Central Music Company, a publisher of shape note singing books based in Hartford, which was owned by David Moore and Will H. Ramsey. Bartlett persuaded Moore and John A. McClung to partner with him to form Hartford Music Company. In 1921, Bartlett established the Hartford Music Institute, a shape note school. He provided opportunities for many songwriters and musicians in gospel music, including Albert E. Brumley. In 1939 he suffered a stroke and afterwards wrote "Victory in Jesus." Dianne Shapiro, from "The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture" http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2660 and "Gospel Music Hall of Fame" website: http://www.gmahalloffame.org/speaker-lineup/e-m-bartlett-sr/ (accessed 1-24-2018)

M. G. Mutsoli

Hymnal Number: 10 Author of "Bariki Baba" in Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu

Orville Boyd Jenkins

Hymnal Number: 258 Translator of "Mwanga Ni Mwema" in Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu Orville Boyd Jenkins' online autobiographical information begins at http://orvillejenkins.com/objintro/objbiogresume.html. It does not appear to disclose his birth year.

David Makathimo

Hymnal Number: 203 Translator of "Nampenda, Nampenda" in Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu

Carlos Owens

Hymnal Number: 30 Translator of "Yesu Asubuhi" in Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu Carlos Owens and his wife Myrtice, a nurse, were Southern Baptist missionaries in East Africa for 36 years. They are now (2012) retired from the mission field and living in Nashville, where they minister to Congolese residents.