1907–1999

Introduction

portrait

Born: Au­gust 31, 1907, Sa­li­na, Kan­sas.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 13, 1999, Eu­gene, Ore­gon.

Buried: Rest-Ha­ven Me­mo­ri­al Park, Eu­gene, Ore­gon.

Biography

Buck at­tend­ed Bio­la In­sti­tute, La Mi­ra­da, Ca­li­for­nia; Whit­ti­er Col­lege, Los An­ge­les, Ca­li­for­nia; the Los An­ge­les Bi­ble Se­mi­na­ry (BSM 1946); and San Gab­ri­el Col­lege (MA 1950).

Ordained in 1934, he was pas­tor of the First Christ­ian Church in Ar­ling­ton, Ca­li­for­nia, for five years, at three oth­er church­es in Ca­li­for­nia, then at the First Christ­ian Church in Eu­gene, Ore­gon, from 1960 un­til re­tire­ment.

Works

Lyrics

  1. All Praise to God for Song God Gives
  2. Bless Thou Our Christ­ian Homes
  3. Buckle Your Ar­mor and Stand
  4. Challenge Comes, the Trum­pet Sounds, The
  5. Face the Light
  6. Faith of Our Fa­thers, The
  7. Fellowship Sweet, A
  8. Feasting in the Cen­ter of His Love
  9. Friends of Je­sus
  10. Hear the Clock
  11. Hour Di­vine, The (1941)
  12. Heaven Touch­es Earth (ver­si­fier)
  13. I Be­lieve in Mir­acles
    • Creio em Milagres
  14. In the Ci­ty the Strug­gle Con­tinues (ver­si­fi­er)
  15. Till The Morn­ing
  16. In the Song of a Heart Re­deemed
  17. Isaiah Heard the Voice of God
  18. It Is Spring­time in My Heart
  19. My Dark­ened Night Was Turned to Day
  20. O God of Youth, We Come to You for Lead­ing
  21. O Lord, May Church and Home Com­bine
  22. O Lord, Our Shep­herd
  23. O Lord, the Maze of Earth­ly Ways
  24. O Mas­ter Teach­er, Teach Us Now
  25. Ring, Ring, Ring the Bells
  26. Speak to My Heart
  27. This Is the Day Which Thou Has Set Apart
  28. Till the Morn­ing
  29. Today Is the Day to Praise the Lord
  30. We Want to Know, Lord
  31. When Earth Leaves Me Lone­ly
  32. When God Speaks
  33. Without His Love My Heart Would Know No Glad­ness

Translations

  1. Come Thou Fount of Life
  2. When Breaks the Dawn of Ear­ly Morn­ing

Sources

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