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J. B. Vaughan

1862 - 1918 Author of "We Will Work and Pray" in Gospel Herald in Song John B. Vaughan (sometimes misspelled Vaughn), 1862-1918 Born: June 16, 1862, Elbert County, Georgia. Died: July 18, 1918, Athens, Georgia. Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia. Vaughan was a Gospel song writer and music publisher. At one time he taught at the Southern Development Normal music school in Waco, Texas. Lyrics-- Beautiful Home Somewhere There’ll Be Room Enough ’Twill Be Glory By and By We Shall See the King --http://www.hymntime.com --http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23551328

J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Composer of "[Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]" in Sunshine No. 2 John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch