b. 1931 Author of "Let Us Hope When Hope Seems Hopeless" David Beebe was born in Arkansas and was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Christ in 1959. He served churches in northern California and Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served as a college chaplain for six years and also worked with the United Church of Christ Stewardship Council for stewardship education.
NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.firstcongmadison.org/hymn-notes/hymn-461-let-us-hope-when-hope-seems-hopeless
David Beebe