Rv William Gustin Cooper USA 1861-1938. Born in Evansville, WI, he married Mabel Luella Cooper. He became a Baptist minister having pastorates in Hortonville Village, WI, 1897 – 1901, and later in Ira, VT, in 1922. He also conducted camp meetings. He wrote a number of hymn lyrics and a few tunes. He died in Canton, ME.
Note: In a campmeeting service in 1889, when the service was over, a lyricist, Warren Cornell, sat writing a poem. As he left the site, he dropped the paper he was writing and didn't notice it. An hour or or so later, Rev. Cooper came in to tidy up the tent area for the next service, saw the paper, picked it up and read it, and was so inspired by the words, that he finished writing the text and went to the organ… Go to person page >
Display Title: O the glory I shall wear, O the rapture I shall shareFirst Line: Lo my name is written in the lamb's book of lifeAuthor: W. G. CooperDate: 1916
Display Title: Lo, My Name Is WrittenFirst Line: Lo, my name is written in the Lamb's Book of LifeTune Title: [Lo, my name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life]Author: W. G. CooperDate: 1905
Display Title: O the glory I shall wear, O the rapture I shall shareFirst Line: Lo my name is written in the lamb's book of lifeAuthor: W. G. CooperDate: 1910