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Mary E. Upham Currier

Person Name: M. E. Upham Scripture: Ephesians 2:8 Composer of "[Our faith is the gift of God]" in Scriptural Songs (Memorial Ed.)

1858 - 1924 Person Name: Anthony J. Showalter Scripture: Ephesians 2:8 Composer of "SHOWALTER" in Discipleship Ministries Collection Anthony Johnson Showalter USA 1858-1924/ Born in Cherry Grove, VA, he became an organist, gospel music composer, author, teacher, editor, and publisher. He was taught by his father and in 1876 received training at the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music, Dayton, VA. He also attended George Root’s National Normal school at Erie, PA, and Dr Palmer’s International Normal at Meadville, PA. He was teaching music in shape note singing schools by age 14. He taught literary school at age 19, and normal music schools at age 22, when he also published his first book. In 1881 he married Lucy Carolyn (Callie) Walser of TX, and they had seven children: Tennie, Karl, Essie, Jennie, Lena, Margaret, and Nellie. At age 23 he published his “Harmony & composition” book, and years later his “Theory of music”. In 1884 he moved to Dalton, GA, and in 1890 formed the Showalter Music Company of Dalton. His company printed and published hymnals, songbooks, schoolbooks, magazines, and newspapers, and had offices in Texarkana, AR, and Chattanooga, TN. In 1888 he became a member of the M T N A (Music Teachers National Association) and was vice-president for his state for several years. In 1895 he went abroad to study methods of teachers and conductors in Europe. He held sessions of his Southern Normal Music Institute in a dozen or more states. He edited “The music teacher & home magazine” for 20 years. In 1895 he issued his “New harmony & composition” book. He authored 60+ books on music theory, harmony, and song. He published 130+ music books that sold over a million copies. Not only was he president of the A J Showalter Music Company of Dalton, GA, but also of the Showalter-Patton Company of Dallas, TX, two of the largest music publishing houses in the American south. He was a choir leader and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton (and his daughter, Essie, played the organ there). He managed his fruit farm, looking after nearly 20,000 trees , of which 15,000 are the famous Georgia Elberta peaches, the rest being apples, plums, pecans, and a dozen other varieties of peaches. He was also a stockholder and director of the Cherokee Lumber Company of Dalton, GA, furnishing building materials to a large trade in many southern, central and eastern states. He died in Chattanooga, TN, and is buried in Dalton, GA. He loved hymns, and kept up with many of his students over the years, writing them letters of counsel and encouragement. In 2000 Showalter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Note: Showalter received two letters one evening from former music students, both of who were grieving over the death of their wives. He had heard a sermon about the arms of Moses being held up during battle, and managed to form a tune and refrain for a hymn, but struggled to find words for the verses that fit. He wrote to his friend in OH, Rev Elisha Hoffman, who had already composed many hymns and asked if he could write some lyrics, which he gladly did. John Perry

Henry Percy Smith

1825 - 1898 Person Name: H. Percy Smith Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10 Composer of "MARYTON" in Discipleship Ministries Collection Henry Percy Smith (b. Malta, 1825; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1898) was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, England, and ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1850. He served five churches, including St. Michael's York Town in Farnborough (1851-1868), Great Barton in Suffolk (1868-1882), Christ Church in Cannes, France (1882-1892), and the Cathedral in Gibraltar (1892-1898). MARYTON is his only tune found in contemporary hymnals and is thought to be the only tune he published. Bert Polman

Paul S. Jones

b. 1969 Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9 Composer of "GLORIOUS MIGHT" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal

John D. Horman

b. 1946 Scripture: Ephesians 2:10 Composer of "STRATHMORE ARTS" in Faith That Lets Us Sing

Julian A. Perkins

Person Name: Julian A Perkins Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-5 Arranger of "[Great is God whose mercy has found us]" in Complete Mission Praise

Horacio Ruben Vivares

Person Name: Horacio Vivares Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10 Composer of "[Solo en la Palabra hay luz]" in Santo, Santo, Santo Horacio Ruben Vivares is professor of music (guitar) at the National Conservatory of Music in Argentia, orchestra director at the Higher Conservatory “Manuel de Falla,” and composer, arranger, conductor and producer involved in many groups and recording projects promoting and developing indigenous Latin music for the church. Emily Brink