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David N. Johnson

1922 - 1987 Harmonizer of "SINE NOMINE" in The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement David Johnson (b. San Antonio, TX, 1922; d. Phoenix, AZ, 1987), former music department chairman at St. Olaf College, composed EARTH AND ALL STARS and published it in his Twelve Folksongs and Spirituals (1968). Johnson studied at Trinity, University, San Antonio, Texas, and received his master's and doctoral degrees in music from Syracuse University, New York. In addition to St. Olaf, he taught at Syracuse University; Alfred University, Alfred, New York; and Arizona State University. Johnson was organist at Syracuse University and organist and choir director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. His publications include Instruction Book for Beginning Organists and Organ Teacher's Guide; his compositions number over three hundred and include hymn tunes, varied harmonizations, and hymn preludes. Bert Polman

William L. Wallace

1933 - 2024 Author of "For All Christ's Friends" in Singing the Sacred

Shirley Erena Murray

1931 - 2020 Person Name: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Author of "Give Thanks for Life" in Worship and Rejoice Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing. I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago

Stephen P. Starke

b. 1955 Author of "Almighty Lord, How Lovely Is That Place" in Psalms for All Seasons Rev. Stephen P. Starke has always had a heart for hymns. At a young age, Starke played hymns out of The Lutheran Hymnal and read through the hymnal to pass the time before Sunday services. Pastor Starke graduated from Concordia University Chicago with a BA. While completing his MDiv from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, he attempted his first hymn text and was encouraged to write more. Since that time, he has written more than 175 hymns inspired by music and the Scriptures. He has been commissioned to write hymns for special occasions, including the 125th anniversary of Concordia University Wisconsin, as well as his daughter’s wedding. Because of his extensive work as a hymnwriter, Pastor Starke received an honorary doctor of letters degree from Concordia University, Irvine, California, and an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon. It is through the medium of hymns that Pastor Starke desires to preserve and pass on the truths of the Gospel for generations to come.

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren Author of "When All Is Ended" in Chalice Hymnal Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman

Shirley W. McRae

1933 - 2018 Composer (descant) of "SINE NOMINE" in The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement

María Eugenia Cornou

b. 1969 Person Name: María Eugenia Cornou, b. 1969 Alterer (Spanish, sts. 5, 6) of "For All the Saints (Hoy, por los santos)" in Santo, Santo, Santo

Earl Rosenberg

Composer (descant) of "SINE NOMINE" in The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement

Daniel Meylan

1861 - 1937 Person Name: D. Meylan Translator (French, vs. 1-5) of "For all the Saints who from their labours rest" in Cantate Domino

William J. Danker

1914 - 2001 Author of "The Sending, Lord, Springs" in Hymns for the Living Church Danker was educated at Concordia College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri; Wheaton College (BA); the University of Chicago (MA); and the University of Heidelberg (DTheol, magna cum laude). After ordination, he pastored at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Harvard, Illinois (1937-42), and Trinity Lutheran Church, West Chicago, Illinois (1942-48). From 1948-55, he served as the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s first missionary to Japan. Upon return to America, he became a professor at Concordia Seminary, and directed the World Mission Institute. His works include: Two Worlds or None—Rediscovering Missions (Concordia Publishing, 1964) Profit for the Lord: Economic Activities in Moravian Missions and the Basel Mission Trading Company, with R. Pierce Beaver, 1971 Economic Activities in Support of Early Protestant Missions (Missionary Research Library, 1971) More Than Healing: The Story of Kiyoko Matsuda (Concordia Publishing House, 1973) --www.hymntime.com/tch/ ==================== As the son of teachers, Rev. William J. Danker had a love of learning that wasn't surprising. But Mr. Danker fused his constant quest for knowledge with his love of faith, becoming a Lutheran pastor who spent his life convincing people in power to help people in need. During more than half a century of work in the Chicago area and around the world, Rev. Danker played the roles of pastor, missionary, author, professor and rebel, blending the skills of a CEO with the grass-roots work ethic of a store-front preacher. Rev. Danker, 86, died Thursday, May 17, 2001in his home in Arlington, Va., of stroke-related complications. He was born in Willow Creek, Minn., and his family moved from place to place when he was younger. Rev. Danker graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1937. He spent the next 11 years as a pastor in Harvard and West Chicago. Then in 1948, in what his family says he considered his proudest professional accomplishment, he was selected by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, to be the first Lutheran missionary to post-war Japan. He and his family lived in Japan for eight years and he founded the Japan Lutheran Church, which still exists. When he returned in 1956, he became professor of missionlogy at his alma mater, Concordia Seminary. His tenure there was cut short in 1973 when he was part of a group of 50 faculty members who were forced out of their posts by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, which took issue with the school's teaching of a more liberal interpretation of the Bible. The battle led to the formation of Christ Seminary-Seminex, where Rev. Danker taught until 1983, and to the creation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, a split Frederick Danker says his brother always hoped would be mended. In 1983 Rev. Danker moved to Chicago to teach classes in missions and world hunger at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. While there, he and his wife also founded the Center for World Christian Interaction, for which they were both honored with an award in 1994. --articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-05-22/ (excerpts)