O Giver of delightful fields

Author: Kenneth I. Morse

(Elgin, Ill.) March 26, 1999 -- Kenneth I. Morse, journalist, poet, hymnwriter, and for 35 years editor with the Church of the Brethren General Board, died on March 23. He was 85. Beginning work with the denomination in 1943 at its publishing headquarters in Elgin, Ill., Morse served seven years as youth editor, 21 years as Messenger magazine editor, seven years as Brethren Press book editor, and eight years as a part-time volunteer, for a total of 43 years. Among his cherished hymns are "Move in Our Midst," "For We Are Strangers No More," "Brothers and Sisters of Mine," and the translation of "Praise, I Will Praise You, Lord." Morse holds the distinction of being the only person to have served on both the 1951 and 1992 hy… Go to person page >