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E. Cympson

Hymnal Number: Z46 Author of "Children's Praise Hymn" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined

J. A. Wall

Person Name: Rev. J. A. Wall Hymnal Number: Z37 Author of "Through the Valley in Peace" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined

1855 - 1941 Person Name: J. H. Hall Hymnal Number: 41 Composer of "[O flood of living water]" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined Jacob Henry Hall, 1855-1941 Born: January 2, 1855, near Harrisonburg, Virginia. Died: December 22, 1941. Buried: Dayton, Virginia. Son of farmer George G. Hall and Elizabeth Thomas Hall, Jacob attended singing schools taught by Timothy Funk when he was a boy. As his love of music progressed, he earned money by trapping quail and bought a German accordion; he soon learned to play one part while singing another. After he and his brother jointly purchased an organ, he taught himself to play hymn tunes, Gospel songs, and anthems. He went on to study music theory, harmony, and composition in Harrisonburg and elsewhere, and in 1877 attended a Normal Music School in New Market, Virginia, taught by Benjamin Unseld and P. J. Merges. Afterward, he partnered with H. T. Wartman for two years to conduct singing schools and conventions. In 1890, Hall attended Dana’s Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio, and a normal school run by George & F. W. Root at Silver Lake, New York. He later served as principal of the National Normal School of Music. Hall’s works include: Hall’s Songs of Home, 1885 The Star of Bethlehem (Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush-Kieffer Company) Musical Million (assistant editor) Spirit of Praise, with William Kirkpatrick & Charles Case (Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Company, 1911) Hall’s Quartettes for Men, 1912 Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers/em> (New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1914) Sources-- Hall, pp. 329-34 Lyrics-- Glorious Morning Dawns, The O Thou Whose Matchless Power Controls --hymntime.com/tch

W. E. Penn

1832 - 1895 Hymnal Number: 29 Author of "Yes There's Room" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See: Linder, Michael. (1985). William Evander Penn : his contribution to church music (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn. (1896). St. Louis: C. B. Woodward Printing).

Annie Cummings

Person Name: A. Cummings Hymnal Number: 21 Author of "Ever Will I Pray" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined 19th Century

J. Calvin Bushey

1847 - 1929 Hymnal Number: 46 Composer of "[I am sailing o'er life's sea]" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined James Calvin Bushey USA 1847-1929. Born in Arendtsville, PA, Bushey was a singing teacher who lived in Ohio during the latter 19th century. He compiled several music collections, including “The Chorus Class” (1879), “Sparkling Gems” (1880), “Choral Climax” (1886), and “Magneic Melodies” (1892), all published by the Music firm of Will L. Thompson. Bushey moved to Peoria,IL, late in life and died there. John Perry

H. E. Engle

Hymnal Number: Z35 Composer of "[On Jordan's stormy banks I stand]" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined

Maria Weston Chapman

1806 - 1885 Person Name: Mrs. Chapman Hymnal Number: 46 Author of "There's a Light in the Harbor" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined Chapman, Maria Weston. Wrote several anti-slavery hymns, including "O God of freedom, bless this night" and "O God of freedom! hear us pray." Edited Songs of the Free, 1836. --Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives

W. F. Cosner

1845 - 1880 Person Name: Rev. W. F. Cosner Hymnal Number: 48 Author of "Music Over Yonder" in The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined William F. Cosner