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Nolan Williams

Person Name: Nolan Williams, Jr., b.1969 Arranger of "[All night, all day]" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.)

Person Name: Anónimo Author of "Día y noche" in El Himnario 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.

George P. Simmonds

1890 - 1991 Translator of "Noche y Día" in Himnos de Vida y Luz Used pseudonyms G Paul S., J. Paul Simon, and J. Pablo Símon

Robert J. Batastini

b. 1942 Person Name: Robert J. Batastini, b. 1942 Arranger of "ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY" in Singing Our Faith Robert J. Batastini is the retired vice president and senior editor of GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago. Bob has over fifty-five years of service in pastoral music ministry, having served several parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago and one in the Diocese of Joliet. He served as executive editor and project director for the Worship hymnals (three editions), Gather hymnals (three editions), Catholic Community Hymnal, and as executive editor of RitualSong. In 1993 he became the first recipient of the Father Lawrence Heimann Citation for lifetime contribution to church music and liturgy in the U.S., awarded by St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and was named "Pastoral Musician of the Year-2000" by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). At its 2006 conference, he was named a Fellow of the Hymn society in the United States and Canada. In his retirement he is active in the music ministry of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Holland, MI. Nancy Naber, from www.giamusic.com/bios/