G. W. Elderkin

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

--www.hymntime.com/tch/


Tunes by G. W. Elderkin (37)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[Beloved of Jesus, go forth and God speed thee] (Elderkin)G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233445 11764 65332
[Beyond our dearest dreams of joy]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255112 34533 25213
[Come, rejoicing, hail this morning]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)256531 56531 67143
[Do I need God? Across my path deep shadows lie]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255655 51133 27711
[Draw me nearer, blessed Jesus] (Elderkin)G. W. Elderkin (Composer)254653 21236 57643
[Dwell on the mountain, 'tis the privilege to know]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233455 55666 65172
[Fragrant flowers are blooming]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)256677 11617 44556
[Gladly the angels in praise of Jesus sing]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)256532 11612 35667
[He knoweth the way I am taking]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255553 45666 65323
[How sweet the thought that I shall trace]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)253453 51333 22617
[I know that afar in God's boundless realm]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)551111 11766 65555
[I'm happy, so happy in Jesus today] (Elderkin)G. W. Elderkin (Composer)351111 12333 33453
[I've a letter from my Father]G. W. Elderkin (Arranger)234532 13165 11213
[Jesus, my Shepherd, is tenderly leading me]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233334 45671 53765
[Jesus, Thy wondrous love]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255554 43244 34611
[Little stars shining bright]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)253217 47656 54431
[Living all for Jesus as He leads the way]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255671 23342 35567
[Looking past the stars at night]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)312332 23555 66532
[Lord, make my heart so pure and true]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233343 32114 61646
[Loyally serving our Lord and King]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)253217 65655 22533
[O sing the name of Jesus in joyful hymns of praise]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)355555 35111 76555
[O sing to me of heaven] (Miller)G. W. Elderkin (Arranger)113555 65511 7615
[Onward, soul, through sun and rain]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)235563 21144 61656
[Out of the reach of storm]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255566 54321 25567
[Precious words of Jesus]George W. Elderkin (Composer)353231 32175 43426
[Soul, art thou seeking that heavenly land]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255555 56661 33552
[Sounding through the stillness of the starry night]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233335 52233 52345
[Summer's bright blossoms welcome]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)256717 65635 56717
[The Homeland! O the Homeland!] (Elderkin)G. W. Elderkin (Composer)354351 77665 32332
[The soldiers were guarding the Savior's tomb]George Wicker Elderkin (Composer)333335 55111 11176
[Through all my life the hand of God has led me]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233455 51716 55353
[To you and to me comes the Lord's command]G. William Elderkin (Composer)251123 34565 51553
[Welcome, happy morning, age to age shall say] (Elderkin)G. W. Elderkin (Composer)212343 21671 21711
[When redemption's glad morn through the earth shadows break]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)234512 12174 44676
[When slowly sinks life's setting sun]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)233331 32222 23443
[While pressing toward that city]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)255555 55561 16551
[Who will come in faithful consecration]G. W. Elderkin (Composer)355667 21665 44333
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