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Salvador T. Martinez

b. 1939 Person Name: Salvador T. Martinez (b. 1939) Scripture: Psalm 147:3 Author of "Blest be God, blest be God for ever" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Salvador T Martinez, Ph.D., (b. Manila, 22 June 1939) is a Filipino theologian and musician. He was professor of philosophy and religion and dean at Silliman University in Dumaguete City, the Philippines, and professor at McGilvary College of Divinity at Payap University, in Chiang Mai, Thailand He has been executive secretary at the Christian Conference of Asia and missionary of the Common Global Ministries Board of the United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ. He has written other hymns: Blest be God, In the Lands of Asia, God of Asia. His hymns appear in Gather,New Century Hymnal, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sound the Bamboo, and Church Hymnal. He lives in Banning, California, USA with his wife Norma. (email sent to Hymnary)

Thomas F. Savoy

b. 1955 Person Name: TFS Scripture: Psalm 147:12-20 Composer (Antiphon) of "[O praise the Lord, Jerusalem]" in Worship (3rd ed.)

Chrysogonus Waddell

1930 - 2008 Person Name: CW Scripture: Psalm 147 Composer of "[Praise the Lord, Jerusalem]" in Worship (3rd ed.)

Marie J. Post

1919 - 1990 Scripture: Psalm 147 Versifier of "Sing Praise to Our Creator" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Marie (Tuinstra) Post (b. Jenison, MI, 1919; d. Grand Rapids, MI, 1990) While attending Dutch church services as a child, Post was first introduced to the Genevan psalms, which influenced her later writings. She attended Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she studied with Henry Zylstra. From 1940 to 1942 she taught at the Muskegon Christian Junior High School. For over thirty years Post wrote poetry for the Grand Rapids Press and various church periodicals. She gave many readings of her poetry in churches and schools and has been published in a number of journals and poetry anthologies. Two important collections of her poems are I Never Visited an Artist Before (1977) and the posthumous Sandals, Sails, and Saints (1993). A member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal Revision Committee, Post was a significant contributor to its array of original texts and paraphrases. Bert Polman

Shirley Erena Murray

1931 - 2020 Person Name: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Scripture: Psalm 147:15-19 Author of "Where are the voices for the earth?" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Shirley Erena Murray (b. Invercargill, New Zealand, 1931) studied music as an undergraduate but received a master’s degree (with honors) in classics and French from Otago University. Her upbringing was Methodist, but she became a Presbyterian when she married the Reverend John Stewart Murray, who was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Shirley began her career as a teacher of languages, but she became more active in Amnesty International, and for eight years she served the Labor Party Research Unit of Parliament. Her involvement in these organizations has enriched her writing of hymns, which address human rights, women’s concerns, justice, peace, the integrity of creation, and the unity of the church. Many of her hymns have been performed in CCA and WCC assemblies. In recognition for her service as a writer of hymns, the New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on the Queen’s birthday on 3 June 2001. Through Hope Publishing House, Murray has published three collections of her hymns: In Every Corner Sing (eighty-four hymns, 1992), Everyday in Your Spirit (forty-one hymns, 1996), and Faith Makes the Song (fifty hymns, 2002). The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust, for which she worked for a long time, has also published many of her texts (cf. back cover, Faith Makes the Song). In 2009, Otaga University conferred on her an honorary doctorate in literature for her contribution to the art of hymn writing. I-to Loh, Hymnal Companion to “Sound the Bamboo”: Asian Hymns in Their Cultural and Liturgical Context, p. 468, ©2011 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago

Norman Agatep

Scripture: Psalm 147 Author of "Praise the Lord Who Heals" in Psalms for All Seasons Norman Agatep with Jandi Arboleda, and Rev Manoling Francisco SJ began writing liturgical songs as high school students and many of their songs were eventually made popular through use in Catholic Masses and other liturgical services nationwide. They eventually formed a group, entitled "Bukas Palad." This group has composed many original liturgical and inspirational songs and have become well known in Filipino music. excerpts from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukas_Palad_Music_Ministry

Thomas Norton

1532 - 1584 Person Name: N. Scripture: Psalm 147 Author of "Laudate Dominum" in The Whole Booke of Psalmes

Jillian M. Bray

Person Name: Jillian Bray Scripture: Psalm 147:15-19 Composer of "PORTENT" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Joel Navarro

b. 1955 Scripture: Psalm 147 Arranger of "[Give thanks for God is gracious]" in Psalms for All Seasons Joel Navarro (b. 1955) is a professor of music at Singapore Bible College. Until 2014 he taught at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, teaching conducting and directing campus choirs. As the recipient of numerous awards in performance and education in his native Philippines, he is widely known as a conductor, educator, clinician, lecturer, writer, singer, recording artist, composer, arranger, stage actor, record producer, and music consultant. An active performer of music from different eras and ethnic traditions, he takes an ardent interest in post modern music and the music traditions and liturgies of the world. Navarro earned a master of music degree in choral conducting from the University of the Philippines and a doctor of musical arts degree in conducting at Michigan State University. He is known internationally as the former music director and conductor of the Ateneo de Manila University Glee Club, which has amassed a string of top prizes during the past 20 years in choral competitions worldwide. He also was a member of the 12 member editorial team for Lift Up Your Hearts. Lift Up Your Hearts (https://liftupyourheartshymnal.org/)