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D. W. Whittle

1840 - 1901 Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Author of "Yo sé a quién he creído" [Also published under the pseudonym El Nathan.] =============== Whittle, D. W.. Six of his hymns (Nos. 295, 308,363, 385, 386, 417) are given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, under the signature of "El Nathan." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Harry D. Clarke

1888 - 1957 Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Author of "Throw Open The Door Of Your Heart" in The Cyber Hymnal Orphaned at an early age, Clarke ran away from the orphanage and worked at sea for almost 10 years. He eventually moved to London, then to America. He attended the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, then went into composing, music publishing, and evangelism. He served as song leader for Harry vom Bruch and Billy Sunday, being so impressed by Sunday that he established the Billy Sunday Memorial Chapel in Sioux City, Iowa (where he served as pastor until 1945). Clarke also worked in the evangelism field in Garards Fort, Pennsylvania, and South Milford, Indiana. © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)

A. Brooks Everett

1828 - 1875 Person Name: Dr. A. B. Everett Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Composer of "FREE WATERS" in Songs of Faith and Praise Asa Brooks Everett MusDoc USA 1828-1875. Born in VA, he planned to be a doctor, but decided to study music instead. He studied in Boston for four years and also in Leipzig, Germany for four years.. He composed many gospel tunes and edited “The Sceptre” a New York publication. His brothers, Benjamin and Leonard, were also composers. He and Leonard organized a musical instruction system in Richmond, VA, in the 1850s. By 1861, 50 teachers and singing schools were representing them and using their publications. He died in Nashville, TN. John Perry

Robert S. Arnold

1905 - 2003 Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Author of "No Tears in Heaven" in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

J. W. Acuff

1864 - 1937 Person Name: James W. Acuff, fl. 20th C. Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Author of "Just Over in the Gloryland" in African American Heritage Hymnal Born: January 4, 1864, Freestone County, Texas. Died: August 1, 1937, Georgetown, Texas. Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Georgetown, Texas. James was a well known singer and song writer among the Churches of Christ in Texas. He wrote several popular Gospel songs, often led the singing for protracted meetings, and helped compile hymnals for the Firm Foundation Company of Austin. His career as a singer and song writer spanned nearly 50 years. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/a/c/u/acuff_jw.htm

Emmett S. Dean

1876 - 1951 Person Name: Emmet S. Dean Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Composer of "IN THE GLORYLAND" in African American Heritage Hymnal Born: June 29, 1876, Conecuh County, Alabama. Died: October 8, 1951, Waco, Texas. Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas. A Methodist, Dean taught singing schools for 40 years, wrote some 500 songs, and for four years headed the Trio Music Company. With Franklin Eiland and Homer Elliott, he founded the Southern Development Normal Music School in Waco, Texas. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Sunkyung Lee

Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Arranger of "SWING LOW" in 찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship

Mrs. M. L. Spain

Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Arranger of "JENKINS" in Songs of Faith and Praise

Albert C. Fisher

1886 - 1946 Meter: 10.8.10.8 with refrain Author of "There's a Glad New Song" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 Born: March 10, 1886, New Berne, North Carolina. Died: February 6, 1946, Dallas, Texas. Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. Fisher attended Fort Worth University and Polytechnic College, Fort Worth, Texas; Vanderbilt University; Southern Methodist University; and earned his Doctor of Divinity degree at Asbury College, Kentucky. He moved to Fort Worth in 1908, and for a decade served as a general evangelist for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In World War I, he was a military chaplain. After the war, he worked in the East Oklahoma Conference and (beginning in 1944), the North Texas Conference. His works include: Best Revival Songs (Nashville, Tennessee: The Cokesbury Press, 1924) (music editor) © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.come/tch)