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Author: Daniel B. Merrick
Merrick Daniel B. (Bloomington, Illinois, April 29, 1926--November 11, 2004). Married Dagmar Gustafson in 1952 while a student at Phillips Theological Seminary (A.B., 1948; B.D., 1954); three children. Served churches in Sandoval, Ill.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Panama Canal Zone; Peoria, Illinois; and Havana, Ill. Won his first hymn writing contest in the mid-1950s. The hymn "O God whose Love Compels Us" was a winning entry for a theme hymn for the American Baptist convention in 1967.
Edited the Chalice Hymnal for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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The popularity of Williams's text ("Guide me, O thou great Jehovah") is undoubtedly aided by its association with CWM RHONDDA, composed in 1905 by John Hughes (b. Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1873; d. Llantwit Fardre, Wales, 1932) during a church service for a Baptist Cymanfa Ganu (song festival)…
Display Title: God of All, Whose Love Surrounds UsFirst Line: God of all, whose love surrounds usAuthor: Daniel B. Merrick, Jr.Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.Date: 1955
Display Title: God of All, Whose Love Surrounds UsFirst Line: God of all, whose love surrounds us,Tune Title: CWM RHONDDAAuthor: Daniel B. Merrick, Jr.Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7.Date: 1971Subject: Vision |
Display Title: God of All, Whose Love Surrounds UsFirst Line: God of all, whose love surrounds usTune Title: DAWAN MAN AI ALKI BRIRAMAuthor: Daniel B. Merrick, Jr.Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.Scripture: Romans 15:1-13Date: 1995Subject: Christian Service | ; Church--Unity | ; Conversion | ; God--Guidance | ; Spread of the Gospel |
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