Marty Haugen (born December 30, 1950) is an American composer of liturgical music.
[1] He began composing there in response to the poor quality of some of the music he was required to lead.
Awake, and Greet the New Morn", and "Shepherd Me, O God", as well as psalm settings and paraphrases.
He holds a position as composer-in-residence at Mayflower Community Congregational Church (UCC) in Minneapolis.
Haugen has written liturgical settings for the ELCA, including Now the Feast and Celebration, (written in collaboration with then campus pastors at Pacific Lutheran University Susan Briehl, Dan Erlander and Martin Wells), Unfailing Light, an evening communion service written in collaboration with Pastor Susan Briehl, Holy Communion Setting Two for Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW), and an evening prayer setting, Holden Evening Prayer, originally written for Holden Village.