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Will L. Thompson
1847 - 1909 Author of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" in Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909)
Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York.
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times:
"No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this way I never lose it."
Thompson took ill during a tour of Europe, and his family cut short their travels to return home. He died a few weeks later.
Music--
1.Jesus Is All the World to Me
2.Lead Me Gently Home, Father
3.Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
4.There’s a Great Day Coming
--hymntime.com/tch
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Various biographical sketches and newspaper articles about Thompson are available in the DNAH Archives.
Will L. Thompson
H. C. Ball
1896 - 1989 Adapter of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (Tierno y Amante, Jesús Nos Invita)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song
H. C. Ball
Alton H. Howard
1925 - 2006 Person Name: Alton Howard Composer (descant) of "THOMPSON" in Songs of Faith and Praise
Alton H. Howard
Edgar L. Maxwell
1878 - 1940 Person Name: E. L. Maxwell Translator (v. 1, 2, 4) of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (Tierno y Amante, Jesús Nos Invita)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song
Edgar L. Maxwell
Pedro Grado
1862 - 1923 Person Name: Pedro Grado, 1862-1923 Translato (v. 3) of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (Tierno y Amante, Jesús Nos Invita)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Pedro Grado Valdés studied law, but then wanted to become a pastor. He had a heart for helping the poor.
Dianne Shapiro from Celebremos su Gloria (Colombia/Illinois: Libros Alianza/Celebration), 1992
Pedro Grado
Jack Boyd
b. 1932 Composer (countermelody) of "[Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]" in A Gift of Praise Jack Arthur Boyd (b. Indianapolis, Indiana, February 9, 1932) was the music editor of *Great Songs of the Church, Revised*, published by ACU Press in 1986. He earned a B.S. degree in music education from Abilene Christian University, a masters degree in music composition and theory from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. in choral literature from the University of Iowa. Boyd edited *Children, Rejoice!* (Sweet, 1979) and he authored *Rehearsal Guide for the Choral Director* (Parker, 1970) and *Leading the Lord's Singing* (Quality, 1981). He is a member of Churches of Christ and lives in Abilene, Texas.
Monty Lynn
Jack Boyd
María Eugenia Cornou
b. 1969 Person Name: María Eugenia Cornou, b. 1969 Adapter of "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (Tierno y amante Jesús nos invita)" in Santo, Santo, Santo
María Eugenia Cornou
J. A. Jones
Person Name: Rev. J. A. Jones (Cyf.) of "Galw yn Dyner (For You, and for Me)" in Cân a Mawl
J. A. Jones
Clyde Williams
b. 1927 Person Name: C. W. Author of "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling" in Golden Songs of Glory
Clyde Williams
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