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Robert Morris
1818 - 1888 Hymnal Number: d38 Author of "Memories of Galilee" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. Morris, Robert, LL.D., born Aug. 31, 1818, is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and an extensive writer on Freemasonry. In 1868 he visited the Holy Land on behalf of the Freemasons of America, the outcome of which was his work, Freemasonry in the Holy Land. He is the author of some 300 poetical pieces. One of these, "Each gentle dove and sighing bough" (Evening), is in H. R. Palmer's Songs of Love for the Bible School, 1874, Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, &c..
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Robert Morris
Grace Weiser Davis
Person Name: Grace Wieser Davis Hymnal Number: d4 Author of "After a while the trump will sound" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. Grace Weiser Davis USA 1860-1933? Born near York, PA, she married judge James Nixon Davis in 1889. They attended the Asbury United Methodist Church in York. She became a Methodist evangelist. In 1900 she moved to Jersey City, NJ. She compiled several works, including: “Gems of gospel songs” (1885), “Favorite gospel songs” (1894) with Elisha A. Hoffman, “Childhood conversions” (1897).
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Grace Weiser Davis
David Nelson
1793 - 1844 Hymnal Number: d105 Author of "For O, we stand on Jordan's strand" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. Nelson, David, M.D., son of Henry Nelson, was born near Jonesborough, East Tennessee, Sept. 24, 1793. He graduated at Washington College, Virginia, in 1810, and took his M.D. degree at Philadelphia in 1812. He acted for some time as a surgeon in the war against Great Britain. During that time he became an infidel, but returning to the faith, he, in 1823, resigned medicine and took up theology, and subsequently became a Presbyterian Minister. He held several appointments, and founded two manual-labour colleges, one at Greenfields, and the second near Quincy, Illinois. He died Oct. 17, 1844. His hymn, "My days are gliding swiftly by" (Death Anticipated), was written in 1835, to be sung to the tune of "Lord Ullin's Daughter." It is exceedingly popular. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
David Nelson
I. N. McHose
b. 1831 Hymnal Number: d15 Author of "Light is shining more and more" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. McHose, Isaac N. Born 1831/1832, Hellerstown, Pennsylvania. Some speculation on his identity. Co-editor with Kurzenknabe and Bentley on Gospel Trio of Sacred Song (1891).
--Letters, family trees in DNAH Archives
I. N. McHose
M. B. Williams
Hymnal Number: d172 Author of "My mother's Bible" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. Milan Bertrand Williams; evangelist; fl. 1896-1910
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M. B. Williams
Hope Publishing Company
Person Name: Hope Pub. Co. Publisher of "" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed.
Hope Publishing Company
Grace D. Roe
Hymnal Number: d36 Author of "Pilot of Galillee" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed.
Grace D. Roe
J. H. Weber
Hymnal Number: d25 Author of "Come back, my boy, come back" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed.
J. H. Weber
Mrs. S. Z. Kaufman
Person Name: S. Z. Kaufman Hymnal Number: d52 Author of "He is just the same today" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed.
Mrs. S. Z. Kaufman
Elizabeth C. Green
Hymnal Number: d26 Author of "O, it is wonderful" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed.
Elizabeth C. Green
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