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Thanks Be to God Our Savior

Author: David J. Diephouse Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Matching Instances: 2

Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.7 Appears in 18 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Dale Grotenhuis Tune Sources: Genevan Psalter, 1551 Tune Key: c minor Incipit: 11511 77556 5343 Used With Text: Thanks Be to God Our Savior

DJ DEEP HOUSE

Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Greg Scheer Tune Key: B Flat Major Used With Text: Thanks Be to God Our Savior

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Thanks Be to God Our Savior

Author: David J. Diephouse Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #107 (1987) Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.7 Topics: Epiphany & Ministry of Christ; Love God's Love to Us; Sickness & Health; Epiphany & Ministry of Christ; Lord's Supper; Love God's Love to Us; Poverty; Sickness & Health; Thanksgiving & Gratitude; Wisdom Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English Tune Title: GENEVAN 107

Thanks Be to God Our Savior

Author: David J. Diephouse Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #107D (2012) Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.7.7 First Line: "Thanks be to God our Savior" Topics: Blessing; Church Year Easter; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Elements of Worship Testimony; Fear; God as Deliverer; God's Sorrow; God's Sovereignty; God's Wonders; God's Deeds; God's Faithfulness; God's Goodness; God's Love; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; Gratitude; Life Stages Children; Love; Mercy; Poverty; Prayer; Return from Exile; Salvation; Ten Commandments 3rd Commandment (do not take the name of the Lord in vain); The Needy; Victory; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 30-November 5; Year B, Lent, 4th Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 31-August 6 Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English Tune Title: DJ DEEP HOUSE

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Dale Grotenhuis

1931 - 2012 Harmonizer of "GENEVAN 107" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) 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)

Greg Scheer

b. 1966 Composer of "DJ DEEP HOUSE" in Psalms for All Seasons Greg Scheer is a composer, author, and speaker. His life’s work includes two sons (Simon and Theo), two books (The Art of Worship, 2006, and Essential Worship, 2016), and hundreds of compositions, songs, and arrangements in a dizzying variety of styles. Greg is also co-founder of Hymnary.org and source of many ideas and inspirations, some good. Greg Scheer

David J. Diephouse

b. 1947 Versifier of "Thanks Be to God Our Savior" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) David James Diephouse (b. 1947) a long-time professor of history, received his B.A. from Calvin College, and M.A. and Ph.D. at Princeton University. He taught history at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, before moving to Calvin College in 1976, where he taught modern European history and also served as a visiting instructor at Calvin Theological Seminary. Much of his research deals with the role of religion in 19th and 20th century German society and culture; one of his publications is Pastors and Pluralism in Württemberg 1918-1933. He served Calvin College as an academic dean and in several other administrative capacities, and retired from teaching in 2013. Emily Brink