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Guillermo Cuéllar

b. 1955 Hymnal Number: 133 Author of "Vos sos el destazado (You were tortured)" in Global Praise 3 In the mid-1980s, composer Guillermo Cuéllar composed the folk mass La Misa Popular Salvadoreña as a result of a commission from Archbishop Oscar Romero. Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass in El Salvador. Cuéllar himself was forced into exile for ten years due to threats on his life. Sing! A New Creation

William M. Reynolds

1812 - 1876 Person Name: William Reynolds Hymnal Number: 121 Translator (English) of "Savior of the nations, come" in Global Praise 3 Born: March 4, 1812, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Died: September 5, 1876, Oak Park, Illinois. Reynolds was educated at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and Lutheran Gettysburg Seminary. He was a professor at Pennsylvania College (1833-50); president of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio (1850-53); and president of Illinois State University (1857-60). He became an ordained Episcopal minister in 1864, and founded the Evangelical Review. His last pastorate was at Christ Church, Harlem (Oak Park), Illinois, from 1872 until his death. Lyrics-- Come, Thou Savior of Our Race Come, Thou Soul Transforming Spirit Eternity, Terrific Word Jesus, My Lord, Thy Nearness Does Impart Lord Jesus Christ, to Thee We Pray O God, Look Down from Heaven, We Pray O Holy Ghost, Descend We Pray O Lord, Uphold Us by Thy Word O Lord, We Would Praise Thee Rejoice, Ye Ransomed of the Lord Translations-- "Savior of the Nations, Come" ---www.hymntime.com/tch

Simei Monteiro

b. 1943 Hymnal Number: 57 Arranger of "[Cantai ao Senhor um cântico novo]" in Global Praise 3 Simei Monteiro is a Brazilian poet, composer, translator, author and editor. She was Born in Belém, PA, Brazil in 1943. Her songs and translations appear in several hymn books and collections of sacred songs in Brazil, Latin America, USA, Europe, and Asia. She has a degree in Portuguese, French Language and Literature, and a Degree in Artistic Education. She is interested in worship and the arts, and her book: The Song of Life, explores the relationship between Hymnody and Theology. Until 2010, she was a missionary of The United Methodist Church, serving with the World Council of Churches (WCC), in Geneva, Switzerland, in the position of Worship Consultant. Simei is married to a Methodist pastor and has two adult daughters, two granddaughters, and a grandson. Simei Monteiro

Guillaume Franc

1500 - 1570 Hymnal Number: 96 Composer of "[Christus ist unser Friede]" in Global Praise 3

William Loperena

1935 - 1996 Person Name: Willliam Loperena Hymnal Number: 150 Composer of "[La señal de cristiandad]" in Global Praise 3 William Loperena, O.P. Father William Loperena was born in Moca, Puerto Rico on December 14, 1935. He was the middle son of Evaristo Loperena Ortega and America Soto Hernández. Raised in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico where he studied at the Colegio San Carlos. He attended the diocesan seminar San Ildefonso in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Eventually joined the Order of Preachers known as Dominicans on August 16, 1955. Studied philosophy in Dover, Massachusetts, Washington and theology in Nijmegen, Holland. He became an ordained priest in the Netherlands on September 25, 1961. In 1968, he composed a complete Catholic mass infused with cultural elements of Puerto Rico including folk music and deeply rooted traditions which he called Misa Jíbara that was recorded in the studio of the Dominican seminar in Bayamon, PR, and in the Church del Santo Cristo de la Salud in Comerío, PR. Father William Loperena had vast knowledge of music and was a music composer of several genres including classical, folkloric and popular. His contribution to the music is recognized and appreciated throughout Puerto Rico, USA and Latin America, not only in Catholic Churches but also in the Protestant churches. He was also a pianist, poet, playwright, writer, sociologist, and university professor. Helga Rosado Loperena (niece)

Norbert Farrell

Hymnal Number: 100 Author of "Let us enter into covenenant" in Global Praise 3 Trinidad, Roman Catholic Sing a New Song No. 3 by Patrick Prescod (Bridgetown, Barbados: Cedar Press, 1981)

C. Michael Hawn

b. 1948 Hymnal Number: 57 Paraphraser (English) of "Cantai ao Senhor (Rejoice in the Lord)" in Global Praise 3 C. Michael Hawn University Distinguished Professor of Church Music Director, Master of Sacred Music Program Education D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972; B.M.E., Wheaton College, 1970 Teaching Specialties Worship and music, worship and culture, Seminary Singers, hymnology Research Interests Global music and worship, cross-cultural worship, enlivening congregational song Selected Publications :: C. Michael Hawn, ed., New Songs of Celebration Render: Congregational Singing in the Twenty-First Century (Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2013) :: C. Michael Hawn, contributor, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2013), http://hymnology.imprezadev.co.uk/; 25 articles on global hymnody with a focus on sub-Saharan African hymns :: Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003). :: One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Bethesda, MD: The Alban Institute, 2003). :: C. Michael Hawn, author and compiler, Halle, Halle: We Sing the World Round (Garland, TX: Choristers Guild, 1999). Professional Distinctions Regional winner and national finalist, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards contest, 1974; Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; grant from Association of Theological Schools for sabbatical study in Nigeria and Kenya, 1989; Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas, 1996-1998; Louisville Institute Sabbatical Research Grant, Lilly Foundation, 1998-1999; Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc., 2000; Choristers Guild, President of the Board of Directors, 1990-92, 2001-03; Elected Fellow of the Hymn Society (2008); ordained Baptist minister (1980) --www.smu.edu/

Francisco F. Feliciano

1941 - 2014 Hymnal Number: 49 Author of "Hindi ko maisip (Far beyond our mind's grasp) (What a great mystery)" in Global Praise 3

George MacDonald Mulrain

b. 1946 Person Name: George Mulrain Hymnal Number: 63 Author of "Create in me a clean heart" in Global Praise 3 Trinidad, Methodist minister Sing a New Song No. 3 by Patrick Prescod (Bridgetown, Barbados: Cedar Press, 1981)

Wilson Niwagila

b. 1940 Hymnal Number: 104 Author of "Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema (Gracious Spirit)" in Global Praise 3 Wilson Niwagila was born in Bukoba, Tanzania, and later studied theology in Tanzania, the United States, and Germany. He became a Lutheran parish pastor in several congregations in Tanzania and Germany. In Tanzania, he was the Lutheran secretary for Christian Education, the director of the Evangelical Academy, and provost of Makumira University College. He resided in Germany for a period as the Executive Secretary for Evangelism of the United Evangelical Mission for Germany, Asia, and Africa. Upon his return to Tanzania, he served as a member of the Task-Force for the establishment of the Bishop Josiah Kibira University College of the Tumaini University in the Kagera Region-Tanzania. --Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania