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Norman O. Forness

Person Name: Norman O. Forness, 1936-2009 Hymnal Number: 18 Author of "Rise Up, O Saints of God" in Hymns of Promise

b. 1946 Person Name: Gary Alan Smith, 1947- Hymnal Number: 181 Composer of "ONE BREAD, ONE BODY" in Hymns of Promise GARY ALAN SMITH (b. 1947) is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin majoring in voice and composition. He received two masters degrees in sacred music and theology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he graduated with honors. He was just 26 years of age when Hope published his first choral work, a setting of O SACRED HEAD NOW WOUNDED. His original composition F 973 ANTIPHONAL HOSANNA is the 10th best selling choral piece in the Hope catalog. A life-long United Methodist, today G. Alan Smith is Senior Music Editor at Abingdon Press in Nashville, Tennessee. Gary has two credits in Hope's new hymnal WORSHIP & REJOICE (2001). --www.hopepublishing.com

Mary Kay Beall

b. 1943 Person Name: Mary Kay Beall, 1943- Hymnal Number: 190 Author of "With Grateful Heart I Thank You, Lord" in Hymns of Promise Mary Kay Beall was born in Akron, Ohio in 1943. She holds a B.M. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, an M.A. from Ohio State University, and a Masters in Theological Studies from Trinity Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. She was ordained in the American Baptist church and ministers to church musicians and choirs as well as conducting clinics and reading sessions in the United States and Canada. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.hopepublishing.com/