Richard Leach
Encyclopedia
Richard Leach is an American hymn
writer and poet.
He received a B.A from Bowdoin College
in 1974, and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary
in 1978. He was a United Church of Christ
pastor in Connecticut from 1978 to 1999. He began writing hymns in 1987. In 1999 he left the ministry of the United Church of Christ and became a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
. He is a member of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
.
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
writer and poet.
He received a B.A from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
in 1974, and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...
in 1978. He was a United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
pastor in Connecticut from 1978 to 1999. He began writing hymns in 1987. In 1999 he left the ministry of the United Church of Christ and became a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
. He is a member of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, founded in 1922 as The Hymn Society of America and renamed in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization for those people who:* believe that congregational song is an integral component of worship...
.
Published works
- Tuned for Your Sake, Selah Publishing Co., 2007 ISBN 0-9677408-9-4
- New Harmony, A Harp of Thousand Strings (with David Ashley White), Selah Publishing Co., 2006
- Come and Hear the Blessing, Hymns on the Beatitudes (with Amanda HusbergAmanda HusbergAmanda Husberg is an American composer of hymns.-Education:She received her B.S. in Education in 1962, from Concordia Teachers College, in Seward, Nebraska where she majored in Organ, studying with Jan Bender. She taught elementary school for two years at Redeemer Lutheran School in Westfield,...
), Abingdon Press, 2006 - Honey from the Rock (with various composers), Selah Publishing Co., 2005
- We Sing the Shoreline (with various composers), Selah Publishing Co., 2004
- Pray Then Like This, A Hymn Cycle on the Lord’s Prayer (with Carson Cooman), Selah Publishing Co., 2002
- Go Worship at Emmanuel’s Feet, Selah Publishing Co., 2001
- Memory, Take the Hand of Hope, Selah Publishing Co., 2000
- Carpenter, Why Leave the Bench, Selah Publishing Co., 1996
- Over the Waves of Words (with various composers), Selah Publishing Co., 1996
- Feel the Spirit in the Kicking, Selah Publishing Co., 1995