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Richard Smallwood

b. 1948 Hymnal Number: 127 Harmonizer of "[I am weak and I need thy strength and pow'r]" in Singing Our Faith Richard Smallwood (b. Washington, D.C., 1948), a composer, arranger, pianist, and innovator in the African American gospel style. Many of his arrangements of gospel hymns appear in Lift Every Voice and Sing (1981). Organized by Smallwood in 1967, the Richard Smallwood Singers have sung and recorded many of his arrangements. He remains their current director. Smallwood has a BM degree from Howard University, Washington, DC. Bert Polman

Olive W. Spannaus

1916 - 2018 Person Name: Olive W. Spannaus, b. 1916 Hymnal Number: 219 Author of "Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace" in Singing Our Faith Olive Wise Spannaus died May 10, 2018 in Seattle.

David Clark Isele

Hymnal Number: 94 Composer of "[Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world]" in Singing Our Faith

Carlton R. Young

b. 1926 Person Name: Carlton R. Young, b. 1926 Hymnal Number: 170 Harmonizer of "AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE" in Singing Our Faith

G. K. A. Bell

1883 - 1958 Person Name: George K. A. Bell, 1883-1958 Hymnal Number: 272 Author of "Christ Is the King" in Singing Our Faith George Kennedy Allen Bell was born in 1883. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury in 1914, was appointed as Dean of Canterbury in 1924 and became the Anglican bishop at Chichester in 1929. He was interested in ecumenism and friendship between the Anglican Church and churches in other countries and was instrumental in starting the World Council of Churches. He was also interested in religious drama and the integration of arts in the church. Dianne Shapiro, from Lambeth Palace Library archives

St. Teresa of Avila

1515 - 1582 Person Name: St. Teresa of Jesus Hymnal Number: 229 Author of "Nada te Turbe (Nothing Can Trouble)" in Singing Our Faith

Bob Dufford

b. 1943 Person Name: Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943 Hymnal Number: 202 Author of "Be Not Afraid" in Singing Our Faith

S. C. Molefe

1917 - 1987 Hymnal Number: 284 Composer (attributed to) of "[Amen siakudumisa]" in Singing Our Faith Stephen Cuthbert Molefe (1917-1987)-- Since most African languages are tonal, a melodic shape emerges directly from speaking the text. Stephen Molefe was among the first South African musicians that Fr. Dargie worked with in these workshops. Molefe was born of Sotho descent in the Transkei area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A choirmaster at the Catholic Church, he was not only a skilled musician but also fluent in a variety of South African languages including Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Afrikaans and English. Fr. Dargie met Molefe in 1977 at a composition workshop and transcribed a number of his works into staff notation. They include a wide variety of musical styles, “Masithi-Amen” being among the simplest. The 1977 workshop netted 53 new songs, 14 of which were composed by Molefe. The original version was “Sive-sithi Amen, siyakudumisa” (“Hear us we say, Amen, we praise you”). Designed to be sung as the “Amen” at the conclusion of the Great Thanksgiving (the Eucharist liturgy), it was an instant hit, with the whole parish singing it at Holy Week services. “Amen, Siakudumisa” is included very often in Western hymnal collections alongside famous South African freedom songs like “Siyahamba.” In 1978, Molefe was attacked, robbed and struck with a brick to the head. He started to go blind after that, and was unable to work again. Molefe died in 1987. --www.gbod.org/lead-your-church/history-of-hymns/

Austin C. Lovelace

1919 - 2010 Person Name: Austin C. Lovelace, b. 1919 Hymnal Number: 166 Composer of "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD" in Singing Our Faith LOVELACE, AUSTIN C., AAGO: (1919-2010) D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York. Recitals, workshops, festivals, lectures in 17 different denominations in 45 states as well as in Finland, Scotland, Canada, and New Zealand. Past President, Fellow, and Life member, HSUSC. 50 year member, Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Author of five books; co-editor and consultant of denominational and other hymnals. Longtime member, ASCAP. Composer of over 800 compositions published by 20 publishers. Organist for the 2nd Assembly of the World Council of Churches, 1954. Dean of the first North Carolina Chapter, AGO. Chairman of the 1968 National Convention, AGO, in Denver. Two terms on the National Council, AGO. Co-founder, with Tom Matthews, of the North Shore Chapter, AGO. Minister of Music Emeritus. Denver Chapter, AGO. Austin C. Lovelace (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014)