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Not Servants, But Friends

Author: Jennie Evelyn Hussey Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: I think that among the most precious

[I think that among the most precious]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. P. Bilhorn Hymnal Title: The Century Gospel Songs Incipit: 51111 76535 52255 Used With Text: Not Servants, but Friends

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Author: Jennie E. Hussey Hymnal: Sacred and Secular Selections #46 (1900) Hymnal Title: Sacred and Secular Selections First Line: I think that among the most precious Languages: English Tune Title: [I think that among the most precious]

Not Servants, but Friends

Author: Jennie E. Hussey Hymnal: The Century Gospel Songs #106 (1901) Hymnal Title: The Century Gospel Songs First Line: I think that among the most precious Languages: English Tune Title: [I think that among the most precious]

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Jennie Evelyn Hussey

1874 - 1958 Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "Not Servants, But Friends" Jane Evelyn Hussy was born 8 February 1874 in Henniker, N.H. She was an invalid from rheumatism. She began writing verse as a child. The first were published when she was thirteen. At sixteen she began to write stories, articles and designs for crochet needlework for magazines. In 1898 her first hymns were published. She was a member of the Society of Friends. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Hymnal Title: The Century Gospel Songs Composer of "[I think that among the most precious]" in The Century Gospel Songs Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry