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Eddie Bonnemere

1921 - 1996 Person Name: Edward Bonnemere Scripture: Psalm 118:19 Composer of "RULE OF LIFE" in Worship and Song

Cynthia Wilson

Scripture: Psalm 118:19 Arranger of "RULE OF LIFE" in Worship and Song

Sydney Watson

1903 - 1991 Person Name: Sydney Watson, 1903-91 Scripture: Psalm 118:14-27 Composer of "MORESTEAD" in Together in Song

Natalie Sleeth

1930 - 1992 Scripture: Psalm 118:24 Author of "This Is the Day" in Songs for Life

1945 - 2022 Scripture: Psalm 118:26 Author of "A Cheering, Chanting, Dizzy Crowd" in Glory to God Thomas Troeger (1945-2022), professor of Christian communication at Yale Divinity school, was a well known preacher, poet, and musician. He was a fellow of Silliman College, held a B.A. from Yale University; B.D. Colgate Rochester Divinity School; S.T. D. Dickinson College, and was awarded an honorary D.D. from Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1970 and the Episcopal Church in 1999, and remained dually aligned with both traditions. Troerger led conferences and lectures in worship and preaching throughout North America, as well as in Denmark, Holland, Australia, Japan, and Africa. He served as national chaplain to the American Guild of Organists, and for at least three years he hosted the Season of Worship broadcast for Cokesbury. He was president of the Academy of Homiletics as well as Societas Homiletica. He had, as of 2009, written 22 books in the areas of preaching, poetry, hymnody, and worship. Many of his hymn texts are found in New Hymns for the Lectionary (Oxford, 1992), and God, You Made All Things for Singing (Oxford, 2009). Laura de Jong

Laura Lee Randall

Scripture: Psalm 118:24 Author of "This Is the Day" in Christian Science Hymnal

Calvin Chelliah

Scripture: Psalm 118:14 Translator of "Your Word Will Be a Lamp to Guide Our Feet" in Sound the Bamboo

Ambrose Lobwasser

1515 - 1585 Person Name: Ambrosius Lobwasser Scripture: Psalm 118 Author (st. 1, 4) of "Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren" in Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten Lobwasser, Ambrosius, son of Fabian Lobwasser, inspector of mines at Schneeberg, Saxony, was born at Schneeberg, April 4, 1515. After studying law at Leipzig (M.A. 1535) he remained there as University tutor until 1550. After acting as travelling tutor, he was appointed in 1557 Rath and Chancellor at Meissen, and in 1562 made a tour in Italy, and received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Bologna. He was finally appointed in 1563 by Duke Albrecht of Prussia as professor of law and assessor at the High Court of Justice at Königsberg. He died at Königsberg Nov. 27, 1585 (Koch, ii. 394-401, &c). His principal poetical work was his version of the Psalter. One has passed into English in recent times, viz: Ihr Knecht des Herren all zugleich. [Ps. cxxxiv.] The original is Beza's version of the Psalm, "Or sus, serviteurs de Seigneur," which first appeared in his Trente-quatre pseaumes de David, Geneva, 1551. Lobwasser's version is in his Psalter dess Königlichen Propheten Dauids, Leipzig, 1573 (not paged), in 3 st. of 4 1., entitled “He encourages the people to fulfil their calling diligently, and assures them that God will grant them His grace." Translated as :— Ye servants of the Lord, who stand. In full, by Miss Winkworth, as No. 88 in her Chorale Book for England, 1863, and set to the original melody of 1551. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Fritz Enderlin

Scripture: Psalm 118 Author (st. 2, 3) of "Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren" in Antwort Finden in alten und neuen Liedern, in Worten zum Nachdenken und Beten

F. Halévy

1799 - 1862 Person Name: F. Halevy Scripture: Psalm 118 Composer (melody) of "[Fling wide the gates of righteousness]" in Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. Full name is Jacques François Fromental Élie Halévy.