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They're After Him

Author: William C. Poole Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The liquor dealer once was boss

[The liquor dealer once was boss]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel W. Beazley Used With Text: They're After Him

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Author: Rev. W. C. Poole Hymnal: Songs of the New Crusade #87 (1916) First Line: The liquor dealer once was boss Topics: Temperance Languages: English Tune Title: [The liquor dealer once was boss]

They're after him

Author: William C. Poole Hymnal: Tidings of Glory #d157 (1916) First Line: The liquor dealer once was boss Languages: English

They're after him

Author: William C. Poole Hymnal: The Song Harvest #d161 (1915) First Line: The liquor dealer once was boss

People

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William C. Poole

1875 - 1949 Author of "They're After Him" William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Samuel W. Beazley

1873 - 1944 Composer of "[The liquor dealer once was boss]" in Songs of the New Crusade Samuel W. Beazley was born in Sparta, Virginia in 1873. He was a music scholar and taught music at Shenandoah College for five years. He composed over 4,000 gospel songs during his lifetime. Samuel W. Beazley maintained a successful publishing business in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Chicago on September 16, 1944. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1992. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.gmahalloffame.org