"We Have This Hope" Composer Dies

Wayne Hooper who composed the well known song, "We Have This Hope", has died, February 28, at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. His was 86. His best known song, “We Have This Hope,” was created for the 1962 Seventh-day Adventist General Conference Session in San Francisco. His prolific career included hundreds of compositions and arrangements for soloists, quartets, choirs, and orchestras. By popular demand, the hymn has been incorporated into Adventist church hymnals and translated into dozens of languages. Hooper worked with the Voice of Prophecy for some 65 years. He joined the King's Heralds quartet at the Voice of Prophecy in 1943. Hooper is survived by his wife, Harriet, and their four children and families: Jim Hooper, Mrs. Jan (Lind), David Hooper, and Dan Hooper.

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On a personal note, this is my favorite hymn in the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal