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Gilbert E. Doan

1930 - 2024 Person Name: Gilbert E. Doan, b. 1930 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6 Translator of "O Savior of Our Fallen Race" in Lutheran Service Book Born: September 14, 1930, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Doan was educated at Harvard University (BA 1942); Lutheran Theological Seminary (BD 1955); the University of Pennsylvania (MA 1962, though he returned it to the school to protest their policies); and Wagner College (DD, late 1970s). He served as a campus pastor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1955-61); Northeastern Director of the National Lutheran Campus Ministry; and pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, Philadelphia (1984-95). His works include: The Preaching of Frederick W. Robertson (editor), 1964 Renewal in the Pulpit, 1966 Sermons on Peace and War Preaching to College Students Worship in Campus Ministry © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)

Dwight Liles

b. 1957 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 Author of "We Lift Our Voices (We Are an Offering)" in Glory to God

Graham Maule

1958 - 2019 Person Name: Graham Maule (b. 1958) Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6 Author of "Kindle a flame to lighten the dark" in Ancient and Modern

Joshua A. Knight

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6 Composer of "[Along a dark and gloomy path]" in Timeless Truths

John R. Van Maanen

Person Name: John R. Van Maanen (1958-) Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Composer of "PHOS HILARON" in Common Praise (1998) John Van Maanen has been a member of Arcady since its founding and often sings as a baritone soloist in performances of Handel's Messiah. He sings in the choir of his home congregation and sometimes serves as a substitute organist in local churches. John’s first hymn tune, (Christus) Paradox (1984), is in three Canadian denominational hymnals: Voices United (1996), The Book of Praise (1997) and Common Praise (1998). Common Praise (1998) also has his tune, Phos Hilaron, written in 1990. John’s arrangement of the hymn Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence was published by Oxford University Press in 2007. He continues to enjoy composing: most of his works are for choir with organ accompaniment. John Van Maanen

Henry L. Lettermann

1932 - 1996 Person Name: Henry L. Lettermann, 1932-96 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:10-11 Author of "On Galilee's High Mountain" in Lutheran Service Book The youngest of four children, Henry L. Lettermann was born February 28, 1932, to Henry Christopher Lettermann and Anna (née Gerstacker) Lettermann, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His primary level education took place at First Evangelical Lutheran School in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, where his father served as principal. It was in this setting where the riches of the church’s song would be imprinted on the young heart and mind of Henry Lettermann. After his education at First Lutheran, he attended Concordia High School, matriculating to Concordia Teachers College (now Concordia University) in River Forest, Illinois, where he received the bachelor of science degree in 1954. It was at Concordia where Lettermann’s love for literature and poetry, especially the poetry of Americans Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Frost, began to be formed.In 1959 Lettermann received his master of arts degree from the University of Chicago, subsequently receiving his doctor of philosophy degree from Loyola University, Chicago, in 1974. Eventually Dr. Lettermann achieved the rank of full professor at Concordia. Lettermann’s talent for poetry and his genuine interest in education resulted in a number of fruitful unions. A number of his texts appeared in the Concordia Music Education Series, published in the 1960s by Concordia Publishing House, while numerous hymns and carols appeared in Lutheran Education—the official journal of the Lutheran Education Association. From 1979 to 1987 Lettermann served as a member and secretary of the Hymn Text and Music Committee of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s Commission on Worship which prepared Lutheran Worship (1982). As a member of this committee he contributed both original texts and translations from the German. As a servant of the church at large, Lettermann wrote texts on commission from various congregations as well. Excerpted from "The Precious Gift: The Hymns and Carols and Translations of Henry L. Lettermann" by Scott M. Hyslop, used with permission

Herbert O'Driscoll

b. 1928 Person Name: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Author of "God, You Have Caused to Be Written" in Common Praise (1998) O'Driscoll, Herbert. (Cork, Ireland, October 17, 1928-- ). Anglican. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1951. Pastorates at Monkstown (Ireland), 1952-1954; Ottawa, Ontario, 1954-1957, 1962-1968; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1957-1960 (naval chaplaincy); Carp, Ont., 1960-1962; Vancouver, British Columbia, (dean), 1968-1982. In 1982 he moved to Washington, D.C. to become the warden of the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral, but returned to Canada after one year. In both his hymns and his published sermons, he uses traditional techniques to set forth contemporary concerns, so that his work is unusually approachable. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Also: O'Driscoll, T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert) O'Driscoll, Thomas Herbert

Didier Rimaud

1922 - 2003 Person Name: Didier Rimaud, 1922- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4-7 Author of "God, your glory we have seen in your Son" in Together in Song

Ronald Johnson

b. 1913 Person Name: Ronald Johnson, 1913- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4-7 Translator (refrain) of "God, your glory we have seen in your Son" in Together in Song

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Arthur Wren, 1936- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4-7 Translator (verses) of "God, your glory we have seen in your Son" in Together in Song 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