After graduating from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Frank DeVries spent a lifetime as teacher/administrator in Christian elementary schools in Canada. Also he has composed many hymns and children's songs, a number of which have been incorporated in hymnals, songbooks and Sunday school programs of various church denominations. Parents of five grown-up children Frank and his wife Celia make their home in Richmond, British Columbia, where daily they go for long walks along the Fraser River.