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Don Hustad

1918 - 2013 Person Name: Donald P. Hustad Scripture: John 8:12 Harmonizer of "SLANE" in The Worshiping Church

Clément Jacob

1906 - 1977 Person Name: Dom Clément Jacob, OSB, 1906-1977 Scripture: John 8:12 Composer of "LIVING GOD" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.)

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle Scripture: John 8:32 Author of "My Lord, You Wore No Royal Crown" in The Worshiping Church Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary. Bert Polman

Joseph C. Fisher

Person Name: J. C. F. Scripture: John 8:36 Author of "I Will Tell the Wondrous Story" in Timeless Truths

Delores Dufner

b. 1939 Person Name: Delores Dufner, OSB (b. 1939) Scripture: John 8:23 Author of "Three holy days enfold us now" in Wonder, Love, and Praise Delores Dufner is a member of St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, with Master's Degrees in Liturgical Music and Liturgical Studies. She is currently a member and a Fellow of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, the National Pastoral Musicians (NPM), the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and the Monastic Worship Forum. Delores is a writer of liturgical, scripturally based hymn and song texts which have a broad ecumenical appeal and are contracted or licensed by 34 publishers in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and China. She has received more than 50 commissions to write texts for special occasions or needs and has published over 200 hymns, many of which have several different musical settings and appear in several publications. She is the author of three hymn collections: Sing a New Church (1994, Oregon Catholic Press), The Glimmer of Glory in Song (2004, GIA Publications), and And Every Breath, a Song (2011, GIA Publications). Delores, the middle child of five, was born and raised on a farm in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. She attended a one-room country school in which she learned to read music and play the tonette, later studying piano and organ. Delores was a school music teacher, private piano and organ instructor, and parish organist/choir director for twelve years. She served as liturgy coordinator for her religious community of 775 members for six years and as Director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota for fifteen years. She subsequently worked as a liturgical music consultant for the Diocese of Ballarat, Victoria in southeast Australia for fifteen months. At present, she is preparing a fourth hymn collection and assisting with liturgy planning and music leadership at the monastery. Delores Dufner

H. C. Ball

1896 - 1989 Scripture: John 8:36 Author of "Libre Estoy" in Himnos de Gloria

June Fischer Armstrong

Scripture: John 8:12 Composer of "[I am the light of the world]" in Songs for Life

Minnie A. Steele

Person Name: Mrs. Minnie A. Steele Scripture: John 8:36 Composer of "[Yo vagaba mucho tiempo en el error]" in Himnos de Gloria

Federico J. Pagura

1923 - 2016 Scripture: John 8:34-36 Translator (into Spanish) of "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" in Glory to God Federico José Pagura was an Argentine Methodist bishop and author and translator of hymns. Leland Bryant Ross

William Hayman Cummings

1831 - 1915 Scripture: John 8:12 Arranger of "MENDELSSOHN" in Glory to God William H. Cummings (b. Sidbury, Devonshire, England, 1831; d. Dulwich, London, England, 1915) had a lifelong love of Felix Mendelssohn, sparked when he sang at age sixteen in the first London performance of Elijah, which was directed by Mendelssohn himself. As a young boy, Cummings had been a chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral and later sang in the choirs of the Temple Church, Westminster Abbey, and the Chapel Royal. Cummings became a famous tenor–he sang in oratorios and was especially known for his evangelist role in the Bach passions. He taught voice at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Normal College and School for the Blind in London and was also an accomplished organist. Cummings wrote books and articles on music history, wrote a biography of Henry Purcell and edited his music, and composed many choral pieces. Bert Polman