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Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Scripture: Matthew 9:1-13 Author of "Jesus Sang to Fishermen" in Time Now to Gather Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns together, some of which are included in these hymnals and supplements: Community of Christ Sings, God’s Mission, God’s Song, Hymns of Heritage and Hope, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sing Justice! Do Justice, Sing the Faith, Singing Our Savior’s Story, Singing the New Testament, The Faith We Sing, Upper Room Worshipbook, Voices Found, Voices United, and Worship and Song. They have also published four collections of their hymns: Come Away with Me and Time Now to Gather (Abingdon, 1998), The Song Lingers On (Zimbel, 2003), and Faith That Lets Us Sing (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017). Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Achievement Award from her alma mater, Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in recognition of her work in composing text for religious music. Mary was married to the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn, a U.C.C. pastor, and widowed in 1986. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. --mnk

Silas G. Odell

Person Name: S. G. Odell Scripture: Matthew 9:13 Author of "Christ is Calling" in Songs of Victory

Bertha C. Mason

Person Name: Bertha Mason Scripture: Matthew 9:9 Author of "Who Will Follow the Saviour?" in The Bright Array

Rosalind Brown

b. 1953 Person Name: Rosalind Brown (b. 1953) Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13 Author of "You laid aside your rightful reputation" in Wonder, Love, and Praise

Martin E. Leckebusch

b. 1962 Person Name: Martin Leckebusch, b. 1962 Scripture: Matthew 9:9 Author of "Called by Christ to be disciples" in Singing the Faith

Deirdre Browne

b. 1936 Person Name: Deirdre Browne, 1936- Scripture: Matthew 9:12-13 Author of "Come as you are: that’s how I want you" in Together in Song

Geoff Bullock

b. 1955 Person Name: Geoffrey William Bullock, 1955- Scripture: Matthew 9:1-9 Alterer of "Refresh my heart, Lord" in Together in Song

Gill Hutchinson

Scripture: Matthew 9:9 Author of "Step by step, on and on (Jesus is the living way)" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New

Katharyn Bacon

1884 - 1944 Scripture: Matthew 9:13 Author of "Come to Jesus" in Perfect Praise Katharyn Bacon was born in 1884 and lived in the hills of Tennessee. She liked books, flowers, garden and being close to nature. She was most likely married to George W. Bacon since a lot of her hymns appear in hymnals he edited. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)