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This short article is reproduced from the International Adventist Musicians Association website, written by Dan Schultz Wayne H. Hooper, a talented musician, was associated with many aspects of the Seventh-day Adventist church’s music for over four decades. Following three decades at the Voice of Prophecy, where he played an outsized role in guiding the evolution…

Lo! An angel loud proclaiming, With the gospel of good news, To all kindred, tongue and people, “Fear the Lord, give glory due!” Proclamation to each nation of the hour of judgment near;

Gallery Early biography Leland’s letter to Madison BIRTH & DEATH b: 14 May 1754; Grafton, Massachusettsd: 14 January 1841; Adams, Massachusetts EDUCATION Largely in part due to Bible reading HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Wrote about 2 dozen hymns, some reprinted 500 times in American collections, and other texts continued in use into the 20th century Played a substantial…

‘The most important hymnwriter among Baptists in America in the eighteenth century was John Leland.’ (Music and Richardson, 2008) But John Leland, the original writer of ‘O When Shall I See Jesus’, was not only a hymn writer. He was also one of the leading Baptist ministers and evangelists during his time. One of the…

“I’m a Pilgrim and I’m a Stranger” was a written by a woman who’s life was beset with tragedies; she lost sister, brother, son, and husband in the span of a few years. Instead of getting depressed and hopeless, she turned her attention to prayer and writing and with her words inspired many others. She…

Gallery One of her most successful piece BIRTH & DEATH b: 15 February 1810; Beaufort, South Carolinad: 8 February 1883; Nacogdoches, Texas EDUCATION In Charleston, she was educated by the Misses Ramsay, the daughters of Dr. David Ramsay, the historian, and granddaughters, on the maternal side, of John Laurens, who figured conspicuously in the early…