Dr. Bert Polman (1945–2013) served as chair of the Music Department at Calvin University and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was an organist, a frequent workshop leader at music and worship conferences, and contributor to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. Dr. Polman was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook (1989), and served on the committees that prepared Songs for LiFE (1994) and Sing! A New Creation (2001), both published by Faith Alive Christian Resources.
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