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Dawn Thomas

b. 1964 Scripture: John 1:29 Author of "Hallelujah! Praise the Lamb" in Sing With Me

Pam Thum

b. 1977 Person Name: Pamela Thum Scripture: John 1:29 Author of "Hallelujah! Praise the Lamb" in Sing With Me

1869 - 1950 Person Name: William Edgar Enman (1869-1950) Scripture: John 1:29-42 Author of "Lamb of God, to Thee We Raise" in Common Praise (1998) Born: April 18, 1869, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Died: July 22, 1950, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. =================================== Enman, William Edgar. (1869--July 21, 1950, both in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada). Anglican. He spent a number of years working in various publishing houses in the U.S., where many of his articles and verses were published, notably in The Living Church, an Episcopal journal in Milwaukee. After returning to his province, he published privately One Hundred Hymns and Sacred Lyrics, about 1945, with an introduction by the Bishop of Nova Scotia. He was an active layman of St. Peter's Cathedral, Charlottetown. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

Paul Henkel

Scripture: John 1 Author of "Jesus, thou everlasting word" in Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed.

Michael Saward

1932 - 2015 Person Name: Michael Saward, b. 1932 Scripture: John 1:29-30 Author of "O Trinity, O Trinity" in Hymnal Supplement 98 Michael John Saward (b. Blackheath, Kent, England, 1932) was residentiary Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and a church commissioner and member of the general synod of the Church of England. Educated at Eltham College, Bristol University, and Tyndale Hall, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1956. Saward served in several congregations and was radio and television officer for the Church Information Office (1967-1972). His publications include Leisure (1963), Couldn’t Care Less (1966), Don't Miss the Party (1974), and All Change (1983). Associated with the Jubilate Group for a number of years, he has written some sixty hymns and served as text editor for Hymns for Today's Church (1982). Bert Polman

Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: C. H. M. Scripture: John 1:29 Author of "Behold the Lamb of God" in Melodies of Salvation Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke

Kenneth W. Coates

b. 1917 Person Name: Kenneth W. Coates, b. 1917 Scripture: John 1:29-30 Composer of "TRINITY" in Hymnal Supplement 98

Priestley Miller

Scripture: John 1:29 Composer of "THE LAMB OF GOD" in The Sacred Harp

Jaroslav J. Vajda

1919 - 2008 Person Name: Jaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 Scripture: John 1:29-36 Author of "When You Woke That Thursday Morning" in Lutheran Service Book Jaroslav J. Vajda (b. Lorain, Ohio, 1919; d. 2008) Born of Czechoslovakian parents, Vajda was educated at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1944, he served congregations in Pennsylvania and Indiana until 1963. He was editor of the periodicals The Lutheran Beacon (1959-1963) and This Day (1963-1971) and book editor and developer for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis from 1971 until his retirement in 1986. Working mainly with hymn texts, Vajda served on several Lutheran commissions of worship. A writer of original poetry since his teens, he was the author of They Followed the King (1965) and Follow the King (1977). His translations from Slovak include Bloody Sonnets (1950), Slovak Christmas (1960), An Anthology of Slovak Literature (1977), and contributions to the Lutheran Worship Supplement (1969) and the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978). A collection of his hymn texts, carols, and hymn translations was issued as Now the Joyful Celebration (1987); its sequel is So Much to Sing About (1991). Vajda's hymns are included in many modern hymnals, and he was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1988. Bert Polman

Marc Imboden

Scripture: John 1:29 Author of "You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)" in Glory to God Marc Imboden has been leading worship and writing songs for the past 20 years. He has traveled throughout the country with his band playing for youth conventions, conferences, teaching workshops, and performing concerts for all age groups. His songs reflect a heart and passion that longs to draw people to a loving and gracious God. You may know him best by his song, “You are holy/ Prince of Peace” as recorded by Michael W. Smith, Newsong, Bob and Larry of the “Veggietales” and has been included in the new Baptist Hymnal. He currently lives in Lebanon Indiana with his wife Amy, and 4 children Nash, Hattie, Zoe and Jet. Over the years, Marc has developed a style of storytelling during worship that draws the crowd into an intimate place with wonder and laughter creating a worship time that will be remembered long after the concert is over. Marc is currently working on a new book called “A kiss towards,” a collection of his stories that explores the daily life of a worshiper. --marcimboden.com/