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Donald Fishel

b. 1950 Person Name: Donald Fishel, b. 1950 Scripture: Psalm 42:2 Author of "Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord" in Singing the Faith

Norman Warren

1934 - 2019 Person Name: Norman Warren, b. 1934 Scripture: Psalm 42:2 Arranger of "ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA" in Singing the Faith

Henry Carey

1687 - 1743 Person Name: Henry Carey, c. 1687-1743 Scripture: Psalm 42:1-4 Composer of "SURREY" in Together in Song Henry Carey, b. 1685 (?); d. London, 1743 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

R. J. Stevens

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 Arranger of "[As the deer pants for the water]" in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

1783 - 1815 Person Name: Bowdler Scripture: Psalm 42 Author of "Thirsting for God" in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs John Bowlder was born in London, in 1783. He was educated at Winchester College, and entered the legal profession. As a barrister, he gave unusual promise of eminence; but died in 1815, at the age of thirty-two. His miscellaneous writings were published in 1816, by his father, under the title of "Select Pieces of Prose and Verse." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872. ================================= Bowdler, John, born in London, Feb. 4, 1783, and educated at the Sevenoaks Grammar School, and Winchester. In 1807 he was called to the Bar, but ill-health necessitated his residence abroad for a short time. On his return he resumed the duties of his profession. His weakness, however, increased, and gradually sinking, he died Feb. 1, 1815. He was a person of more than usual parts, and gained the friendship of Macauluy, Wilberforce, and other men of eminence. In 1816 his Select Pieces in Verse and Prose, were published by his father with a brief Memoir, Lond., G. Davidson. The two vols. contain essays, reviews, poetical pieces, versions of 4 Psalms, and 6 hymns. Of his hymns and Psalm versions nearly all are in common use. The best of these are, “As panting in the sultry beam"; “Children of God, who pacing slow;" and "Lord, before Thy throne we bend." The rest include: — 1. Beyond the dark and stormy bound. Heaven. This is a part of his hymn on the Sabbath. The ori¬ginal begins "When God from dust created man," is in 10 stanzas of 6 lines, and dated 1812. 2. Children of God, who pacing [faint and] slow. Encouragement. 3. Lord, before Thy throne we bend. Ps. cxx. 3. 4. 0 fcod, my heart within me faints. Ps. xlii. 5. Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Praise. Entitled "Thankfulness," and dated "Jan. 1814." 6. To heaven I lift mine eyes. Ps. cxxi. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Avis B. Christiansen

1895 - 1985 Scripture: Psalm 42:8 Author of "Precious Hiding Place" in Hymns of Faith Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 and lived in Chicago all her life. She attended the Moody Church, pastored for many years by Dr. Harry Ironside. In 1917, Avis Burgeson married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. She was a modest and retiring woman, and sometimes used pen names: Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid. She began writing poems in childhood, and before her death in 1985 had written thousands of them. She died in 1985. NN, Hymnary

Martin B. Hellriegel

1890 - 1981 Person Name: Martin B. Hellriegel, 1891-1981 Scripture: Psalm 42 Author of "To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (A Cristo, el Soberano Rey)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Henry J. Rael

b. 1921 Person Name: Henry J. Rael, b. 1921 Scripture: Psalm 42 Translator of "To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (A Cristo, el Soberano Rey)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Wendell P. Loveless

1892 - 1987 Scripture: Psalm 42:8 Composer of "[I was straying when Christ found me]" in Hymns of Faith Rv Wendell Phillips Loveless USA 1892-1987, Born in Wheaton, IL, he first engaged in business in Chicago. In 1914 he became a member of an entertainment group that toured the U.S. on the Chatauqua circuit. Spending six years with the group he learned voice, piano, dramatics, and MC duties, later managing the group. He later used these talents in Christian ministry. In 1917 he married Velma Stone, and they had three children: Robert, David, and Wendell Jr. He was a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps during WWI. He was converted through reading the Bible at home. He joined the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) in 1926, first as business manager of the extension department. He later became director of the Moody Bible Institute radio station WMBI in Chicago from 1926-1947. He then became an itinerant Bible teacher. He later pastored the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, Community Church in Boca Raton, FL, and First Chinese Church of Christ in Honolulu, HI, continuing his radio ministry in the last two locations (also managing station KAIM Honolulu). In 1960 he assigned all his copyrights to Hope Publishing Company. He wrote popular songs and choruses, many found in hymnals published by Hope, and some translated into other languages. He authored several books: “Glimpses of Christ n Psalm IX” (1937); “Sunrise meditations” (1940); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #3” (1940); New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #4” (1942); “Little talks on great words” (1942?); “Christ and the believer in the Song of Songs” (1945); “Plain talks on practical truths” (1945); “New sunrise meditations” (1945); “Manual of gospel broadcasting” (1946); “Plain talks on Romans” (1946); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #5” (1946). He died in Honolulu, HI. He was an author, compiler, performer, editor, narrator, composer, actor, and writer. John Perry

Fred Walker

Person Name: F. Walker Scripture: Psalm 42:1-5 Composer of "[As the hart panteth after the water brooks]" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes