Rae E. Whitney

Rae E. Whitney was born May 21, 1927 at Chippenham, Wilts, England. She received a B.A. (honors) in English from the University of Bristol in 1948, and a Certificate of Education in 1949. On December 31, 1960, Rae married Rev. Clyde E. Whitney, Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Scottsbluff, Nebraska and then moved to Western Nebraska. She assisted her husband in many areas of his ministry until his death in 1992.

In the last 15 years Rae has focused on her hymn text writing. Her hymn texts have been included in denominational hymnals such as The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal), The Presbyterian Hymnal (1990), and The Baptist Hymnal. Eight of Rae's texts were published in Selah Publishing Co.'s Songs of Rejoicing (1989), and 26 were published in Selah's New Songs of Rejoicing (1994). Selah has also published a collection of Rae's texts entitled With Joy our Spirits Sing (1995) and Under the Fig Tree: More Hymns and a Few Poems (2007).

Congregational Song publications
New! Under the Fig Tree: More Hymns and a Few Poems by Rae E. Whitney (125-431)
New! Fear Not, Little Flock: Hymns of Rae E. Whitney, Vol. I and Vol. II (125-402, 125-403)
With Joy Our Spirits Sing: The Hymns of Rae E. Whitney (125-401)

Choral octavos
New! If I Take the Wings of Morning (Amanda Husberg, SATB, keyboard, 420-162, Mod. easy)
Lord, I Am Searching (SATB, keyboard, and flute, 420-364)
New! Miracles! (Austin C. Lovelace, SATB, keyboard, 410-485, Mod. easy)
Song of Simeon (Lovelace, Unison and organ or SATB a cappella, 410-852, Mod. easy)
Without the Fire (SATB and organ, 410-275)