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James Henry Stanley

Short Name: James Henry Stanley
Full Name: Stanley, J. H. (James Henry), 1869-1954
Birth Year: 1869
Death Year: 1954

James Henry Stanley, Feb. 2,1869 - June 1, 1954, was a singing school teacher, band director and hymn composer. He died in Saltillo, Miss., where he had been a resident for 60 years.He is buried at Springhill Presbyterian Church in Lee County. His best known composition was "Prepare to Meet Thy God," for which wrote music and lyrics.

Carolyn Hurt Nichols (grandchild), from email 7-19-2018


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by James Henry Stanley (26)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Careless soul, why will you lingerJ. H. S. (Author)English94
Corazón, ¿por qué demoras descarriado del redil?James Henry Stanley (Author)Spanish1
Guide me on, my loving SaviorJames H. Stanley (Author)English2
Hark! ye Christian soldiers, fighting hosts of sinJames Henry Stanley (Author)English1
I read of a country where cometh no nightJames H. Stanley (Author)English1
I was lost in sin when I heard Him sayJ. H. S. (Author)English19
I was lost in sin when the Savior saidJames H. Stanley (Author)1
In the Bible we read of a city so fair, 'Tis the wonderful city of goldJ. H. S. (Author)English1
In the fair sunny South where my childhood days were passedJames Henry Stanley (Author)English1
Let not despair nor fell revengeJ. H. S. (Arranger)English1
Let the rays of sunshine sparkle from your soulJames H. Stanley (Author)1
Memories of departed loved onesJ. H. S. (Author)English1
O Jesus, I have promised Thee to serve Thee to the endJames Henry Stanley (Author)English1
O, the day's not far away, when the angel's voice we'll hearJ. H. Stanley (Author)English2
Once I was lost all covered deep in sinJ. H. S. (Author)English1
Ring on, ye bells on Sabbath mornJ. H. Stanley (Author)English3
Sowing in the sunshine, sowing all the dayJ. H. S. (Author)English3
There's a Stranger at the door of thy heart todayJ. H. S. (Author)English2
They are gone to join the numberJ. H. S. (Author)English5
To the Rock my soul evermore will clingJ. H. S. (Author)English3
We'll all gather home by the riverJ. H. S. (Author)English5
When my work on earth is ended, When life's sun is sinking lowJ. H. S. (Author)English4
When the great day of all days comes to one and to allJ. H. S. (Author)English12
When the Lord shall come in glory, And shall call His ransomed homeJ. H. S. (Author)English4
When the Lord shall come in glory, In the clouds from heaven descendingJames H. Stanley (Author)English1
With troubled hearts and tearful eyesJames H. Stanley (Author)English1

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