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O God, We Have Heard (Psalm 44)

Author: Bert Polman Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O God, we have heard what our parents have told Topics: Covenant Faithfulness; Lament General; Praise of God; Waiting Scripture: Psalm 44 Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: St. 2-4 Psalter, 1912, alt.

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STAR IN THE EAST

Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11 Appears in 21 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dale Grotenhuis; Roy Hopp Tune Sources: Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835 Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 11215 57717 65131 Used With Text: O God, We Have Heard
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FOUNDATION

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 422 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dale Grotenhuis, 1931-2012 Tune Sources: J. Funk's A Compilation of Genuine Church Music, 1832 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 56161 51131 35561 Used With Text: O God, We Have Heard (Psalm 44)

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O God, We Have Heard

Author: Bert Polman Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #44 (1987) Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11 First Line: O God, we have heard what our parents have told Topics: Deliverance; Laments; Alternative Harmonizations; Deliverance; Laments; Redemption Scripture: Psalm 44 Languages: English Tune Title: STAR IN THE EAST

O God, We Have Heard

Author: Bert Polman Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #44A (2012) Meter: 11.11.11.11 First Line: O God, we have heard what our parents have told Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Church Year Advent; Church Year Transfiguration; Enemies; God Light from; God's Vengeance; God's Word; God's Armor; God's Face; Integrity; Lament Community; Lament General; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Questioning; Salvation Scripture: Psalm 44 Tune Title: FOUNDATION
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O God, We Have Heard (Psalm 44)

Author: Bert Polman Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #47 (2013) Meter: 11.11.11.11 First Line: O God, we have heard what our parents have told Topics: Covenant Faithfulness; Lament General; Praise of God; Waiting Scripture: Psalm 44 Languages: English Tune Title: FOUNDATION

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Bertus Frederick Polman

1945 - 2013 Person Name: Bert Polman Author of "O God, We Have Heard" in Psalms for All Seasons Bert Frederick Polman (b. Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, 1945; d. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1, 2013) was chair of the Music Department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Dr. Bert studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. Dr. Bert was a longtime is professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, and organist at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waterdown, Ontario. His teaching covered a wide range of courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and worship, and Canadian Native studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was also an organist, a frequent workshop leader at music and worship conferences, and contributor to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. Dr. Bert was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook (1989), and served on the committees that prepared Songs for Life (1994) and Sing! A New Creation (2001), both published by CRC Publications. Emily Brink

Dale Grotenhuis

1931 - 2012 Person Name: Dale Grotenhuis, 1931-2012 Harmonizer of "FOUNDATION" in Lift Up Your Hearts 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)

Martin Tel

Harmonizer of "FOUNDATION" in Psalms for All Seasons Martin Tel is the C. F. Seabrook Director of Music at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He conducts the seminary choirs, teaches courses in church music, and administers the music for the daily seminary worship services. He served as senior editor of Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship (2012). His love for music began in a dairy barn in rural Washington State, where he heard his father belt out psalms and hymns while milking the cows. Martin earned degrees in church music and theology from Dordt College, the University of Notre Dame, Calvin Theological Seminary, and the University of Kansas. He has served as minister of music in Christian Reformed, Reformed Church in America, and Presbyterian congregations. With his wife, Sharilyn, he is raising three children in Princeton, New Jersey. Lift Up Your Hearts