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1793 - 1875 Author of "The hermit" in The Carol Beattie, William, M.D., born in 1793, and died Mar. 18, 1875, author of "When clouds are hovering o'er us" (Safety in God) in Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873, where it is dated 1866. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Mamie J. Bennison

1870 - 1938 Author of "His forever" Mamie Jane Bennison, wife of Robert E. Bennison

Alfred J. Begbie

Author of "I have Work for Thee"

Cindy Berry

b. 1949 Author of "At the Name of Jesus" in The Celebration Hymnal

Mary Bernstecher

Author of "Shall it be joy in the ages to come"

Esther Bergen

1921 - 2005 Person Name: Esther C. Bergen Adapter of "Balaacoolwe (Blessed Are the Persecuted)" in Voices Together Esther Bergen was born on June 18, 1921 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She was the daughter of a Mennonite minister and graduated from the Mennonite College Institute in Gretna, Manitoba. After teaching in several rural schools, she attended the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg. She taught music at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College, and served as Dean and Registrar at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. She also worked as a missionary in Mexico with her husband, Menno Bergen (1956-68). She translated some 150 hymns, and composed several hymn tunes. She was a teacher, musician, poet, translator, church worker, wife, and mother. She died in on March 1, 2005 in Winnepeg. [Sources: Hustad, Donald Paul. Dictionary-Handbook to Hymns for the Living Church. Carol Stream, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, 1978. p. 205] NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/h/u/s/hustad_dp.htm