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Author of "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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William Farley Smith
1941 - 1997 Adapter of "SOJOURNER" in The United Methodist Hymnal
William Farley Smith
Nolan Williams
Person Name: Nolan Williams, Jr. b. 1969 Arranger of "WALK WITH ME" in African American Heritage Hymnal
Nolan Williams
J. Jefferson Cleveland
1937 - 1986 Person Name: J Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-1986 Arranger of "SOJOURNER" in Sing! A New Creation Judge Jefferson Cleveland (1937-1986) was one of the most important scholars and editors of African-American congregational song of the 20th century. Along with Verogla Nix, he edited what is arguably the most groundbreaking collection of African-American song in the last half of the 20th century, Songs of Zion (1981/1982).
Lutheran hymnologist Marilyn Stulken provides a biographical sketch of Cleveland’s life and accomplishments. Born in Georgia, Cleveland graduated from Clark College (Atlanta), Illinois Wesleyan University and received his doctorate in education from Boston University.
He served on the faculty of three historically black Christian colleges: Claflin College (South Carolina), Langston University (Oklahoma), and Jarvis Christian College (Texas), before teaching at the University of Massachusetts and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
Cleveland’s musical arrangements, historical research and scholarship on the performance practice of African-American song have proven invaluable for the advancement of black gospel song, not only among African Americans, but also in Anglo hymnals to the present day. For example, Cleveland’s essay, “A Historical Account of the Hymn in the Black Worship Experience,” in Songs of Zion is a helpful introduction for laypersons and scholars alike.
In addition to serving as a hymnody consultant for the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship, he toured the United States and Africa in 1981 and Europe in 1984 as a teacher, lecturer and performer.
--www.umportal.org/
J. Jefferson Cleveland
Carl Haywood
b. 1949 Person Name: Carl Haywood (b. 1949) Arranger of "[I want Jesus to walk with me]" in Wonder, Love, and Praise
Carl Haywood
Verolga Nix
1933 - 2014 Person Name: Verolga Nix, b. 1933 Arranger of "SOJOURNER" in Sing! A New Creation Verolga Nix (Apr. 6, 1933-Dec. 9, 2014) Born in Cleveland, Verolga moved with her family at an early age to Philadelphia. She studied for two years at New England Conservatory of Music and then earned a music degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1955. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Bennett College in 2000. After retiring from twenty years as a full-time music teacher in Philadelphia public schools she served as minister of music at several churches in Philadelphia, trained and conducted many choirs and served as a seminar leader nationwide. She was a member of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), National Association of Negro Musicians and the Hymn Society in U.S. and Canada. In 1980 the United Methodist Church asked her to co-edit with J. Jefferson Cleveland the supplemental hymnal Songs of Zion. She published nearly 200 original songs an arrangements.
(further details in The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec.19, 2014 obituary).
Mary Louise VanDyke
Verolga Nix
John F. Wilson
b. 1929 Person Name: John F. Wilson (1929-) Arranger of "WALK WITH ME" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)
John F. Wilson
Michael Hassell
b. 1952 Person Name: Michael Hassell, b. 1952 Arranger (alt. arr.) of "SOJOURNER" in With One Voice
Michael Hassell
Eurydice V. Osterman
b. 1950 Person Name: Eurydice Osterman (1950- ) Arranger of "SOJOURNER" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
Eurydice V. Osterman
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