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Jeeva Sam

Scripture: Amos 5:15 Composer of "COME NOW, YOU BLESSED " in Lift Up Your Hearts Jeeva Sam (b. 1957) is an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, currently serving two congregations at Morgan’s Point and Forks Road East United Churches in the Niagara region of Ontario. Sam received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Divinity from Queen’s Theological College. He is also a professional proofreader and editor, and a columnist for two local papers. Laura de Jong

A. Williams

1731 - 1776 Person Name: Aaron Williams Scripture: Amos 5:14-15 Composer of "ST. THOMAS" in Celebrating Grace Hymnal Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) was a singing teacher, music engraver, and clerk at the Scottish Church, London Wall. He published various church music collections, some intended for rural church choirs. Representative of his compilations are The Universal Psalmodist (1763)— published in the United States as The American Harmony (1769)—The Royal Harmony (1766), The New Universal Psalmodist (1770), and Psalmody in Miniature (1778). His Harmonia Coelestis (1775) included anthems by noted composers. Bert Polman

William Whitla

b. 1934 Person Name: William Whitla, 1934 Scripture: Amos 5:10-15 Author of "Let Streams of Living Justice" in Common Praise (1998)

Gustav Holst

1874 - 1934 Person Name: Gustav Theodore Holst, 1874-1934 Scripture: Amos 5:10-15 Composer of "THAXTED" in Common Praise (1998) Gustav Holst (b. Chelteham, Gloucestershire, England, September 21, 1874, d. London, England, May 25, 1934) was a renowned British composer and musician. Having studied at Cheltenham Grammar School, he soon obtained a professional position as an organist, and later as choirmaster. In 1892, Holst composed a two-act operetta, which so impressed his father that he borrowed the money to send Holst to the Royal College of Music. Severe neuritis in his right hand later caused him to give up the keyboard, and Holst turned to the trombone and composing. In 1895 Holst met Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the two became lifelong friends. Vaughan Williams helped Holst land his first job as a singing teacher. Holst became very interested in Indian and Hindu culture, and composed a number of operas translated from Sanksrit myths. These were not received well in England, however. Holst is best known for his composition, The Planets, as well as

Douglas Romanow

Scripture: Amos 5:15 Author of "Let Justice Flow " in Lift Up Your Hearts

Guillermo Cuéllar

b. 1955 Person Name: Guillermo Cuellar Scripture: Amos 5:15 Composer of "VOS SOS EL DESTAZADO " in Lift Up Your Hearts In the mid-1980s, composer Guillermo Cuéllar composed the folk mass La Misa Popular Salvadoreña as a result of a commission from Archbishop Oscar Romero. Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass in El Salvador. Cuéllar himself was forced into exile for ten years due to threats on his life. Sing! A New Creation

Marcus Hong

Person Name: Marcus Hong Scripture: Amos 5:15 Acc. of "VOS SOS EL DESTAZADO " in Lift Up Your Hearts Marcus A. Hong, originally from Salt Lake City, graduated from Alma College in Michigan in religious studies, where he also served as a Student Ministry Coordinator, developing the student worship program; he then studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, receiving both an M.Div. and MA in Christian Education program in 2011, and then began a PhD program in Christian Education and Formation. He served as a chaplain from 2011-2015 in Koinonia, the fellowship for Princeton Seminary’s PhD students. He is co-author of UWorship (2014) and several of his musical arrangements were included in Psalms for All Seasons (2012). Emily Brink

David Landegent

Person Name: David Landegent Scripture: Amos 5:15 Author of "Hear Us, O Lord, As We Voice Our Laments" in Lift Up Your Hearts David Landegent is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church of America and served on the Advisory Committee for Lift Up Your Hearts. Laura de Jong

Anne Zaki

Person Name: Anne Emile Zaki Scripture: Amos 5:15 Translator of "Salaam (Peace)" in Lift Up Your Hearts Anne Zaki was born in Cairo, Egypt, where her father was a pastor. At age 16 she was selected by the Egyptian government to represent her homeland in an international school in Western Canada, dedicated to peace and international understanding. After graduation she attended Calvin College, where she learned to integrate her faith and her dedication to social justice. Following her graduation with a BA in psychology and sociology in 1999, Zaki married Naji Umran, a Canadian-Syrian student at Calvin Theological Seminary, and they had four boys: Jonathan, Sebastian, Emmanuel, and Alexander. Zaki also earned two master's degrees, one in social psychology from the American University in Cairo in 2002, and one in divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary in 2009. She is currently pursuing a PhD in preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary. She worked as a research and development specialist for global worship for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship from 2003 – 2013, developing global worship resources and organizing global worship conferences worldwide. Ever since, she's been cultivating a global perspective on life and faith by speaking at mission gatherings like Missio Nexus, the Global Consultation on Music and Missions (GCoMM), the Lausanne Movement's Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG), and Urbana 18. After pastoring churches in Michigan and British Columbia, the couple fulfilled their dream of returning to Egypt to live and serve in September 2011, nine months after the Arab Spring. Anne currently teaches at the Evangelical Presbyterian Seminary in Cairo, Egypt, courses on Preaching, Worship, Spiritual Formation, Psychology, and Communication. Anne Zaki