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H. J. K. Goerz

1872 - 1952 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Harmonizer of "[Oh, be still, thou soul of mine]" in Timeless Truths Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Indiana.

1795 - 1863 Person Name: Peter Latrobe, 1795-1863 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Composer of "INVITATION" in The Cyber Hymnal Peter Latrobe [Peter La Trobe] 1795-1863 Born: February 15, 1795, London, England. Died: September 24, 1863, Berthelsdorf, Germany. La Trobe was a Moravian minister (sometimes misidentified as a Moravian bishop, an office held by his descendant, Benjamin La Trobe). His father was Christian Latrobe. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Franklin L. Sheppard

1852 - 1930 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Author of "Christ Thy Lord Is Waiting Now" in The Cyber Hymnal Franklin L. Sheppard (b. Philadelphia, PA, 1852; d. Germantown, PA, 1930) arranged the tune for Babcock's text and published it in the Presbyterian church school hymnal Alleluia (1915), edited by Sheppard (Babcock and Sheppard were friends). After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sheppard entered the family foundry business in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1875. He was organist at Zion Episcopal Church and later was an elder and music director of the Second Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. President of the Presbyterian Board of Publications, Sheppard also served on the committee that prepared the Presbyterian Hymnal of 1911. In the history of hymnody he is remembered primarily for arranging the tune TERRA BEATA for “This Is My Father's World.” Bert Polman