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Wim ter Burg

1914 - 1995 Scripture: Matthew 14:25-31 Composer (melody) of "OF ALL THE PEOPLE" in Songs for Life

1861 - 1961 Person Name: H. Elliott Button Scripture: Matthew 14:15-35 Composer of "AVON VIEW" in The Riverdale Hymn Book Born: August 8, 1861, Clevedon, Somerset, England. Died: Circa August 1925, Hampstead, England. Button’s father was master of a private school, and excelled as an organist. Elliot was a self taught musician, and besides being solo alto at Holy Trinity Church, Upper Chelsea, was a pianist, organist, and violinist. He was also at one time was an editor for the Novello publishing company. He harmonized a number of tunes in The Primitive Methodist Hymnal Supplement with Tunes (London: Primitive Methodist Publishing House, 1912), and edited the third series of the Bristol Tune Book. Sources: Cowan, p. 201 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)

Benjamin Franklin Butts

1866 - 1935 Person Name: B. Frank Butts Scripture: Matthew 14:13 Composer of "[He windeth his way thro’ the village]" in New Songs of the Gospel Born: September 7, 1867, Ohio. Died: May 25, 1935, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Buried: Home of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, California. Son of Samuel F. Butts & Hannah Colton, Benjamin studied music at a young age. He started in business in Kansas City, but entered the evangelism field in 1888. He married three times: To Eva Grace Lambright (1867-1941), Mary Emma Rawlings (1869-1919), and Onna Barrett Mills (1896-1963). His works include: Tears and Triumphs No. 4, with Lycurgus Pickett & William Marks (Louisville, Kentucky: Pentecostal Publishing Company, 1910) Good News Hymns (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Company, 1914) Sources: Findagrave, accessed 19 Nov 2016 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)