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Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Author of "Song of the Creche" in The Song Lingers On 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

I-to Loh

b. 1936 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Arranger of "SWEINDIA" in Psalms for All Seasons

Carol Owens

b. 1931 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Author of "Freely, Freely" in The United Methodist Hymnal Owens, Carol Sue. (El Reno, Oklahoma, October 30, 1931-- ). Foursquare. Attended San Jose State College, San Jose, California; Cathedral School of the Bible, Oakland, Calif. With her husband James (Jimmy), she composed Christian musicals. --Terry W. York, DNAH Archives

Albert Simpson Reitz

1879 - 1966 Person Name: Albert S. Reitz Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Author of "Teach Me to Pray, Lord" in Hymns for the Living Church

Manuel Jaramillo

Person Name: Manuel Jaramillo, 1966- Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Translator (Spanish) of "God Forgave My Sin in Jesus' Name" in Community of Christ Sings

Shirely Judd

b. 1932 Person Name: Shirley Judd, 1932- Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Translator (French ref.) of "God Forgave My Sin in Jesus' Name" in Community of Christ Sings

Winifred Turner Sarre

1931 - 2004 Person Name: Winifred Sarre, 1931-2004 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Translator (French sts.) of "God Forgave My Sin in Jesus' Name" in Community of Christ Sings

Floris Maraeauria

b. 1958 Person Name: Floris Maraeauria, 1958- Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Translator (French ref.) of "God Forgave My Sin in Jesus' Name" in Community of Christ Sings

Philip W. Blycker

1939 - 2023 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Composer of "LA PRADA" See also Felipe Blycker-J ========== Philip W. Blycker (b. 1939) is a song writer from Texas who with his wife served as missionaries in Venezuela. They were a major force behind an outpouring of traditional hymn texts written to Latin American music. He joined Camino Global in 1966 and in 1989 became the Music Editor of the Spanish hymnal, Celebremos Su Gloria. He contributed more than a dozen songs to Mil Voces, the Spanish language hymnal of the United Methodist Church. In 2004 they joined the music faculty of the Rio Grande Bible Institute of Edinburg, Texas, on the Mexican border. Sing! A New Creation Philip Blycker, born on March 22, 1939, died on June 11, 2023. A life member of The Hymn Society, Dr. Blycker composed more than 170 Scripture songs in Spanish and about 100 in English. He was also the music editor of the hymnal Celebremos Su Gloria. He taught music for 25 years at the Central American Theological Seminary in Guatemala City, for 15 years at the Puebla Bible Seminary in Puebla, Mexico, and 15 years at the Rio Grande Bible Seminary in Edinburg, Texas. The Hymn Society, The Stanza, July 2023