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Lowell Mason
Lowell Mason (1792-1872) was an American music director and banker who was a leading figure in 19th-century American church music. Lowell composed over 1,600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. His best-known work includes an arrangement of "Joy to the World" and the tune Bethany, which sets the hymn text Nearer,...
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Babbie Mason is a two-time Dove Award winning Christian singer-songwriter, a USA Today best-selling author, conference speaker and TV talk show host, who remains a favorite to millions the world over. A Christian Music Hall of Fame inductee, Babbie Mason has 26 recorded music projects to her credit and she...
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Updated 01/21/2025
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Updated 01/07/2025
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Richard Massie (1800-1887) published a translation of Martin Luther's Spiritual Songs, and contributed many translations of German hymns to Mercer's Church Psalter & Hymn Book and other hymnals. (Source: hymnary)
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Updated 10/17/2024
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Updated 01/30/2025
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Rev. Dr. Gregg Alan Mast (1952-2020) was a Reformed clergyman, scholar, and seminary president. He graduated from Hope College, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and Drew University. He served congregations in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Newark and Irvington in New Jersey, and Albany, New York. In addition to New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Mast taught on the faculties of Westminster Choir College, Siena College, St. Bernard's...
Updated 10/29/2025
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Master Francke (1380-1440) was a North German Gothic painter and Dominican friar in the Lower Rhine region or possibly Zutphen in the Netherlands. He is called "Fratre Francone Zutphanico" ("Brother Frank of Zutphen") in one document. He may have trained as an illuminator and painter in France or the Netherlands, and later worked in Münster, before...
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