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Home and rest
Author: J. H. Sammis Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: When the night comes on and the work is done
Home and rest
[When the night comes on and the work is done]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. M. McIntosh Incipit: 33335 33442 22112 Used With Text: Home and Rest
[When the night comes on and the work is done]
[When the night comes on and the work is done]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Incipit: 56512 31767 15565 Used With Text: When the Night Comes on!
[When the night comes on and the work is done]
When the Night Comes on!
Author: Rev. J. H. Simmis Hymnal: Hymns New and Old #88 (1887) First Line: When the night comes on and the work is done Languages: English Tune Title: [When the night comes on and the work is done]
When the Night Comes on!
Home and Rest
Author: J. H. Simmis Hymnal: Words of Truth #93 (1892) First Line: When the night comes on and the work is done Languages: English Tune Title: [When the night comes on and the work is done]
Home and Rest
Home and Rest
Author: J. H. Simmis Hymnal: The Best Standard Songs #20 (1896) First Line: When the night comes on and the work is done Languages: English Tune Title: [When the night comes on and the work is done]
Home and Rest
John H. Sammis
1846 - 1919 Person Name: J. H. Simmis Author of "Home and Rest" in The Best Standard Songs John H. Sammis was born in Brooklyn. He moved to Logansport, Indiana when ye was 22, where he was converted to Christianity. He was active in the Y.M.C.A., serving as secretary for the Terre Haute Association and later becoming State Secretary. After this, he studied at Lane and McCormack seminaries and was ordained in the Presbyterian church at Glidden, Iowa. He also pastored churches in Indianapolis, Grand Haven, MI, Red Wing and St. Paul, Minn. In 1909 he became associated with the Los Angeles Bible Institute. He wrote more that 100 hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
John H. Sammis
D. B. Towner
1850 - 1919 Composer of "[When the night comes on and the work is done]" in Hymns New and Old Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden
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Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs.
--Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives
D. B. Towner
R. M. McIntosh
1836 - 1889 Composer of "[When the night comes on and the work is done]" in The Best Standard Songs Used Pseudonym: Robert M. McIntosh
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Rigdon (Robert) McCoy McIntosh USA 1836-1899 Born at Maury County, TN, into a farming family, he attended Jackson College in Columbia, TN, graduating in 1854. He studied music under Asa Everett in Richmond, VA, and became a traveling singing school teacher. He also served briefly in the Civil War. He wrote several hymns during this period of his life. In 1860 he married Sarah McGlasson, and they had a daughter, Loulie Everett. In 1875 he was appointed head of the Vanderbilt University Music Department in Nashville, TN. In 1877 he joined the faculty of Emory College, Oxford, GA. In 1895 he left Emory College to devote his time to the R M McIntosh Publishing Company. He also served as music editor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South Publishing House for over 30 years. His song book publications include: “Good news” (1876), “Light & life” (1881), “Prayer & praise” (1883), “New life” (1879), “New life #2” (1886), and “Songs of service” (1896). He died in Atlanta, GA.
John Perry
R. M. McIntosh
