1930–1986

Introduction

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Born: Ju­ly 15, 1930, Or­ange Ci­ty, Io­wa.

Died: June 23, 1986, Am­ster­dam, the Ne­ther­lands.

Buried: Am­ster­dam Be­graaf­plaats ’t Huis te Vraag, Am­ster­dam, the Ne­ther­lands.

Pseudonym: Sietze Bun­ing

Biography

Wiersma was edu­cat­ed at Cal­vin Col­lege, Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan, and the Uni­ver­si­ty of Wis­con­sin (PhD 1959). He was a pro­fess­or of Eng­lish at Cal­vin Col­lege from 1959 un­til his death.

Works

Remembered as a po­et, his works in­clude:

Lyrics

  1. Awake, All Who Sleep
  2. Be Mer­ci­ful, Be Mer­ci­ful, O God
  3. Give Thanks to God for All His Good­ness
  4. Lord, to You My Soul Is Lift­ed
  5. O Lord, I Call for Help by Day
  6. O Lord, Our Lord, Thy Name Alone Is Ho­ly
  7. Praise Is Your Right, O God, in Zi­on
  8. With All My Heart I Thank You, Lord

Translations

  1. Daughters of Je­ru­sa­lem, Come at Dawn and Look for Him
  2. Our Faith­ful God Makes Plans Which Can­not Fail

Sources