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Tom Kendzia

Person Name: Tom Kendzia, b. 1954 Scripture: Psalm 34:2-4 Author (vs. 2b, 3, 4) of "Taste and See" in Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.)

1823 - 1910 Person Name: A. L.Waring Scripture: Psalm 34:1 Author of "Tender mercies, on my way" in Hymns and Meditations See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church ================ Waring, Anna Laetitia, daughter of Elijah Waring, and niece of Samuel Miller Waring, was born at Neath, Glamorganshire, in 1820. In 1850 she published her Hymns and Meditations, by A. L. W., a small book of 19 hymns. The 4th edition was published in 1854. The 10th edition, 1863, is enlarged to 38 hymns. She also published Additional Hymns, 1858, and contributed some pieces to the Sunday Magazine, 1871. Her most widely known hymns are: "Father, I know that all my life," "Go not far from me, O my Strength," and "My heart is resting, O my God." The rest in common use include:— 1. Dear Saviour of a dying world. Resurrection. (1854.) 2. In heavenly love abiding. Safety in God. (1850.) 3. Jesus, Lord of heaven above. Love to Jesus desired. (1854.) 4. Lord, a happy child of Thine. Evening. (1850.) 5. My Saviour, on the [Thy] words of truth. Hope in the Word of God. (1850.) Sometimes stanza iv., "It is not as Thou wilt with me," is given separately. 6. O this is blessing, this is rest. Rest in the Love of Jesus. (1854.) 7. O Thou Lord of heaven above. The Resurrection. 8. Source of my life's refreshing springs. Rest in God. (1850.) 9. Sunlight of the heavenly day. New Year (1854.) 10. Sweet is the solace of Thy love. Safety and Comfort in God. (1850.) 11. Tender mercies on my way. Praise of Divine Mercies. (1850.) 12. Thanksgiving and the voice of melody. New Year (1854). 13. Though some good things of lower worth. Love of God in Christ, (1860.) These hymns are marked by great simplicity, concentration of thought, and elegance of diction. They are popular, and deserve to be so. [George Arthur Crawford, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Waring, Anna L., p. 1233, ii. Of her hymns we have found the following in Lovell Squire's Selection of Scriptural Poetry, 3rd ed., 1848: 1. Father, I know that all my life, p. 367, ii. 2. Sweet is the solace of Thy love, p. 1233, ii. 10. 3. Though some good things of, &c., p. 1233, ii. 13. The statement in J. Telford's The Methodist Hymn Book Illustrated, 1906, p. 271, that Miss Waring contributed to her uncle's (S. M. Waring's) Sacred Melodies, 182G, cannot be correct, as she was then only six years old. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Shirley Berkeley

b. 1929 Person Name: Shirley M. K. Berkeley Scripture: Psalm 34:1 Composer of "[I will bless the Lord at all times]" in African American Heritage Hymnal Berkeley, a fourth-generation Washingtonian, started playing the piano at 9. Her first major job as a pianist was at Walker Mill Baptist Church. She began directing choirs and became the director of the D.C. chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop, part of a national network of musicians who performed and recorded with Cleveland. Berkeley is the Minister of Music emeritus at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden. In addition to recording music and serving on the board of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, Berkeley has also published songs in five hymnals, including songs such as "He Has Done Great Things for Me" and "I Will Bless the Lord at All Times." NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/08/AR2009080802478.html

Valeria A. Foster

Scripture: Psalm 34:1 Arranger of "[I will bless the Lord at all times]" in African American Heritage Hymnal

John Barnard

b. 1948 Person Name: John Barnard (born 1948) Scripture: Psalm 34 Composer of "WEALDSTONE" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)

Frederic W Baue

b. 1946 Person Name: Frederic W. Baue, b. 1946 Scripture: Psalm 34:8 Author of "What Is This Bread" in Lutheran Service Book

Jean Neuhauser Baue

b. 1951 Person Name: Jean Neuhauser Baue, b. 1951 Scripture: Psalm 34:8 Composer of "PREPARATION" in Lutheran Service Book Jean Neuhauser Baue is the wife of Frederick W. Baue and composed the tune, PREPARATION, for a communion service at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tucson, Arizona. The text is based on questions and answers about Holy Communion found in Luther’s Small Catechism. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: St. Johns Lutheran Church, Fort Collins, CO, newsletter, December 19, 2013

W. Howard Doane

1832 - 1915 Person Name: William H. Doane, 1832-1915 Scripture: Psalm 34:4 Composer of "TO GOD BE THE GLORY" in Worship and Rejoice An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman ============ Doane, William Howard, p. 304, he was born Feb. 3, 1832. His first Sunday School hymn-book was Sabbath Gems published in 1861. He has composed about 1000 tunes, songs, anthems, &c. He has written but few hymns. Of these "No one knows but Jesus," "Precious Saviour, dearest Friend," and "Saviour, like a bird to Thee," are noted in Burrage's Baptist Hymn Writers. 1888, p. 557. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Doane, W. H. (William Howard), born in Preston, Connecticut, 1831, and educated for the musical profession by eminent American and German masters. He has had for years the superintendence of a large Baptist Sunday School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resides. Although not a hymnwriter, the wonderful success which has attended his musical setting of numerous American hymns, and the number of his musical editions of hymnbooks for Sunday Schools and evangelistic purposes, bring him within the sphere of hymnological literature. Amongst his collections we have:— (1) Silver Spray, 1868; (2) Pure Gold, 1877; (3) Royal Diadem, 1873; (4) Welcome Tidings, 1877; (5) Brightest and Best, 1875; (6) Fountain of Song; (7) Songs of Devotion, 1870; (8) Temple Anthems, &c. His most popular melodies include "Near the Cross," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Pass me Not," "More Love to Thee," "Rescue the Perishing," "Tell me the Old, Old Story," &c. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Della Fry

Scripture: Psalm 34:1 Author of "A Song of Praise" in Timeless Truths

Craig S. Kingsbury

b. 1952 Person Name: Craig S. Kingsbury, b. 1952 Scripture: Psalm 34:2-4 Arranger (choral) of "[Glory, glory to God most high]" in Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.)