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E. D. Mund

Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Author of "Thou Thinkest, Lord, of Me" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite Pseudonymn. See also Lorenz, Edmund S. (Edmund Simon), 1854-1942

1858 - 1920 Person Name: John Henry Maunder, 1858-1920 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Composer of "MAUNDER" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) John Henry Maunder United Kingdom 1858-1920. Born at Chelsea, England,,the son of a carpenter, he attended the Royal Academy of Music. He began his career as a theatre composer, but later specialized in sacred music for the Anglican Church. He became an author and composer, as well as a musician. He was organist at St. Matthew’s, Sydenham (1876-77); St. Paul’s, Forest hill (1878-1879); and at churches in Blackheath and Sutton. He married Ellen Fanny Fulgoux Dakin, and they had a daughter, Winifred. He provided musical accompaniment for concerts in Albert Hall, and, in 1881, conducted the Civil Service Vocal Union. He wrote about 20 church anthems, 10 cantatas, several carols, tunes for around 30 hymns, 19 songs and ballads, 12 services and canticles, two operettas, and six instrumentals. His best known cantata was “Olivet to Calvary”. He was known for his good musical style and great technical facility. His compositions were full of melodic ideas and were written for ease of interpretation. He died at West Brompton, London, England. John Perry

V. B. S.

Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Author (fifth stanza) of "We three kings of Orient are" in The Beacon Song and Service book

David Danner

1951 - 1993 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Author of "Jesus Is the Song" in Baptist Hymnal 1991

Mark Blankenship

b. 1943 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Arranger of "YARMOUTH" in Baptist Hymnal 1991

Kristyn Getty

Person Name: Kristyn Getty, b. 1980 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Author of "Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed" in Christian Worship Kristyn Getty (b. May 22, 1980) is a world-renowned modern hymn writer. Kristyn studied English Literature at Queen’s University of Belfast. She writes and performs with her husband, Keith Getty, and they regularly tour the United States and the United Kingdom. Laura de Jong

Joan Larie Sutton

1930 - 2016 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Translator of "Por Sua Graça e Compaixão" in Hinário para o Culto Cristão Joan Larie Sutton (nee Riffey) was born in Louisville, KY but lived most of her life in Brazil with her missionary parents. She began the study of violin at the age of ten, continuing her studies at Baylor University. She earned a Masters Degree in sacred music at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. She married William Boyd Sutton and together they worked in Brazil. She translated many hymns into Portuguese. ================ JOAN SUTTON LARIE (Married to Pastor John Boyd Sutton) Brazilian Baptists owe much to this American musician who, after more than 30 years of fruitful work in Brazil (see: "Nassau", p.l66). was the catalyst for musical talent, natives and aliens in the preparation of "Hymns for Christian Worship," which contributed to the translations, which revealed hymns by contemporary authors. http://www.abordo.com.br/nassau/galeria.htm

Ed Cash

Person Name: Ed Cash, b. 1971 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Author of "Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed" in Christian Worship

DeLoss Smith

1875 - 1939 Person Name: De Loss Smith Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Composer of "["Some day," you say, while Jesus pleads]" Smith, DeLoss. (1875?--March 16, 1939, Missoula, Montana). Attended Eureka College, Illinois. Associated with William H. Boles and Charles Reign Scoville. Moved to New York City in 1907; director of music at Central Church, New York City, and Central Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Joined the music faculty at Columbia University, and in 1915 was elected to position of dean at the School of Music at the University of Montana at Missoula. --Tina Schneider, from obituary in the DNAH Archives

Effie Chastain de Naylor

1889 - 1960 Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Translator of "Del oriente venimos tres" Born in Mexico in 1889 to parents from the U.S. who were missionaries. She married George Dent Naylor, a Methodist missionary and they worked in Guantánamo. She was a composer and choir director. Her music is widely used in Cuban churches. Dianne Shapiro, from A Social History of Cuban's Protestants: God and the Nation, by James A.Baer (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2019)