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Sweet Thought

Author: Adger M. Pace Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: How sweet the thought to me

[How sweet the tho't to me]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Theodore R. Shaw Incipit: 13554 31356 45435 Used With Text: Sweet Thought

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Sweet Thought

Author: Adger M. Pace Hymnal: Pleasures of Heaven #93 (1926) First Line: How sweet the tho't to me Languages: English Tune Title: [How sweet the tho't to me]

Sweet Thought

Author: Adger M. Pace Hymnal: His Voice of Love #93 (1924) First Line: How sweet the thought to me Languages: English

1882 - 1959 Author of "Sweet Thought" Born: August 13, 1882, Pelzer, South Carolina. Died: February 12, 1959, Lawrence County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Buried: Dunn Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Pseudonyms: Millard A. Glenn; Charles H. Huff; Audalene Mayfield; Fay Wallington. Born August 13, 1882 near Pelzer, South Carolina, Adger M. Pace soon gained a love and appreciation for music that characterized the remainder of his life. He sang bass for seventeen years as a member of the Vaughan Radio Quartet, singing over WOAN--one of the South's first radio stations. He was also active in singing conventions, serving as one of the organizers and the first president of the National Singing Convention in 1937. Pace's most significant contribution was as a teacher of gospel music. He taught harmony, counterpoint and composition in the Vaughan School of Music in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, educating the first generation of Southern gospel Music leaders. Beginning in 1920, he served for 37 years as Music Editor for all Vaughan publications. He was also a notable songwriter--composing more than a thousand songs in his career. Among his many popular contributions were "That Glad Reunion Day," "Jesus Is All I Need," "The Home-coming Week," "The Happy Jubilee," and "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem." www.sgma.org/inductee_bios