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S. C. Molefe

1917 - 1987 Hymnal Number: 4 Composer (attributed to) of "[Amen siakudumisa]" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.) Stephen Cuthbert Molefe (1917-1987)-- Since most African languages are tonal, a melodic shape emerges directly from speaking the text. Stephen Molefe was among the first South African musicians that Fr. Dargie worked with in these workshops. Molefe was born of Sotho descent in the Transkei area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A choirmaster at the Catholic Church, he was not only a skilled musician but also fluent in a variety of South African languages including Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Afrikaans and English. Fr. Dargie met Molefe in 1977 at a composition workshop and transcribed a number of his works into staff notation. They include a wide variety of musical styles, “Masithi-Amen” being among the simplest. The 1977 workshop netted 53 new songs, 14 of which were composed by Molefe. The original version was “Sive-sithi Amen, siyakudumisa” (“Hear us we say, Amen, we praise you”). Designed to be sung as the “Amen” at the conclusion of the Great Thanksgiving (the Eucharist liturgy), it was an instant hit, with the whole parish singing it at Holy Week services. “Amen, Siakudumisa” is included very often in Western hymnal collections alongside famous South African freedom songs like “Siyahamba.” In 1978, Molefe was attacked, robbed and struck with a brick to the head. He started to go blind after that, and was unable to work again. Molefe died in 1987. --www.gbod.org/lead-your-church/history-of-hymns/

Wendell Whalum

1931 - 1987 Hymnal Number: 68 Harmonizer of "[Guide my feet while I run this race]" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.)

Per Harling

b. 1948 Hymnal Number: 34 Composer of "[I am your mother]" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.)

Patrick Prescod

1932 - 2013 Hymnal Number: 60 Author of "The right hand of God" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.) Patrick Prescod was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was a virtuosic pianist. He studied at Trinity College of Music in London, then returned to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, taught music, led The Kingston Chorale and Cantemus, and worked as the Music Director for the Education Ministry from 1979-1982. He edited the Caribbean hymnal Sing A New Song No. 3. Prescod tried to integrate the familiar cultural features, rhythms, and musical forms into the unfamiliar context of worship. Dianne Shapiro

Patrick Matsikenyiri

1937 - 2021 Hymnal Number: 36 Author of "Jesu tawa pano (Jesus, we are here)" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.)

Melva W. Costen

b. 1933 Hymnal Number: 48 Arranger of "[You will hear the trumpet sound]" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.) Melva W. Costen, a native of South Carolina, retired as Helmar Emil Nielsen Professor of Worship and Music, choral director, and chair of the church music degree program at Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She subsequently became the Visiting Professor of Liturgical Studies at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. She remains active in the Civil Rights Movement and as a teacher and consultant in area of church music, liturgy, and curriculum development. (2006) --www.cokesbury.com/

George Lockwood

b. 1946 Hymnal Number: 41 Translator (English) of "¡Miren qué bueno! (O look and wonder)" in Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.) Rev. George Lockwood was born in 1946 and has been a missionary to Costa Rica. He has pastored Spanish-speaking congregations in both Arizona and California and served on the editorial committee for the Methodist hymnal supplement Celebremos II. In addition, Lockwood has traveled throughout Central and South America interviewing church musicians and gathering new hymns from both Spanish and Portuguese cultures which he then presents at conferences and workshops. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993