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The Wonderful Fountain

Author: Charles Walker Ray Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There's a fountain full and free Refrain First Line: O the precious cleansing flood

[There's a Fountain full and free]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55651 23234 66533 Used With Text: The Wonderful Fountain

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Author: C. W. Ray Hymnal: Zion's Delight #168 (1902) First Line: There's a Fountain full and free Refrain First Line: O the precious cleansing flood Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a Fountain full and free]

The Wonderful Fountain

Author: C. W. Ray Hymnal: The Revival Helper #168 (1893) First Line: There's a Fountain full and free Refrain First Line: O the precious cleansing flood Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a Fountain full and free]

People

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[There's a Fountain full and free]" in Zion's Delight William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Author of "The Wonderful Fountain" Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry