Rusty Edwards DMin DD is a hymnwriter who was born in Dixon, Illinois, on January 22, 1955. In 2015, he received the Doctor of Divinity degree from Lutheran Southern Seminary at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Dozens of his hymns have been published in 100 books in Australia, Brasil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, *an, New Zealand, Scotland, and USA. He has published six collections of hymns, including The Yes of the Heart (with a foreword by Chick Corea), Grateful Praise, As Sunshine to a Garden, Each Breath Every Heartbeat (Abingdon Nashville) and Bidden, Unbidden. His sixth book is en*led Uncommon Mercy with co-writers from fifteen countries. Dave Brubeck wrote a tune for his song "As the Moon is to the Sun", which is included in the 2008 book, Dave Brubeck at the Piano. His best-known songs so far are: "We All are one in Mission", "Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness", "Now it is Evening", "To a Maid Engaged to Joseph", and "Each Breath, Every Heartbeat" and “Grace, Point Us Toward God (co-written by Jen Butler.) He was a 2009 Visiting Fellow at Yale University Ins*ute of Sacred Music and Africa University in Zimbabwe in 2012. He has also led workshops in Brasil, Russia, England, and Sweden.

External links

• Page at Selah Publishing