Short Name: | G. W. Elderkin |
Full Name: | Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker), 1879-1965 |
Birth Year: | 1879 |
Death Year: | 1965 |
Born: October 5, 1879, Chicago, Illinois.
Elderkin and his wife Margaret were living in Cook County, Illinois, in 1900 & 1910. By 1920, he was in Princeton, New Jersey, and was there as late as 1942. His works include:
Songs of the Century, with John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: George D. Elderkin Publishing Company, 1900)
The Redeemer’s Praise, with James Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: George D. Elderkin Publishing Company, 1906)
Aspects of the Speech in the Later Greek Epic, 1906
Problems in Periclean Buildings, 1912
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Tunes by G. W. Elderkin (37) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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[Beloved of Jesus, go forth and God speed thee] (Elderkin) | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33445 11764 65332 |
[Beyond our dearest dreams of joy] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55112 34533 25213 |
[Come, rejoicing, hail this morning] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 56531 56531 67143 |
[Do I need God? Across my path deep shadows lie] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55655 51133 27711 |
[Draw me nearer, blessed Jesus] (Elderkin) | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 54653 21236 57643 |
[Dwell on the mountain, 'tis the privilege to know] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33455 55666 65172 |
[Fragrant flowers are blooming] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 56677 11617 44556 |
[Gladly the angels in praise of Jesus sing] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 56532 11612 35667 |
[He knoweth the way I am taking] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55553 45666 65323 |
[How sweet the thought that I shall trace] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 53453 51333 22617 |
[I know that afar in God's boundless realm] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 5 | 51111 11766 65555 |
[I'm happy, so happy in Jesus today] (Elderkin) | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 51111 12333 33453 |
[I've a letter from my Father] | G. W. Elderkin (Arranger) | 2 | 34532 13165 11213 |
[Jesus, my Shepherd, is tenderly leading me] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33334 45671 53765 |
[Jesus, Thy wondrous love] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55554 43244 34611 |
[Little stars shining bright] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 53217 47656 54431 |
[Living all for Jesus as He leads the way] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55671 23342 35567 |
[Looking past the stars at night] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 12332 23555 66532 |
[Lord, make my heart so pure and true] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33343 32114 61646 |
[Loyally serving our Lord and King] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 53217 65655 22533 |
[O sing the name of Jesus in joyful hymns of praise] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 55555 35111 76555 |
[O sing to me of heaven] (Miller) | G. W. Elderkin (Arranger) | 1 | 13555 65511 7615 |
[Onward, soul, through sun and rain] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 35563 21144 61656 |
[Out of the reach of storm] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55566 54321 25567 |
[Precious words of Jesus] | George W. Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 53231 32175 43426 |
[Soul, art thou seeking that heavenly land] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55555 56661 33552 |
[Sounding through the stillness of the starry night] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33335 52233 52345 |
[Summer's bright blossoms welcome] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 56717 65635 56717 |
[The Homeland! O the Homeland!] (Elderkin) | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 54351 77665 32332 |
[The soldiers were guarding the Savior's tomb] | George Wicker Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 33335 55111 11176 |
[Through all my life the hand of God has led me] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33455 51716 55353 |
[To you and to me comes the Lord's command] | G. William Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 51123 34565 51553 |
[Welcome, happy morning, age to age shall say] (Elderkin) | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 12343 21671 21711 |
[When redemption's glad morn through the earth shadows break] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 34512 12174 44676 |
[When slowly sinks life's setting sun] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 33331 32222 23443 |
[While pressing toward that city] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 2 | 55555 55561 16551 |
[Who will come in faithful consecration] | G. W. Elderkin (Composer) | 3 | 55667 21665 44333 |