James Pleasant (Plez) Lane was born on September 20, 1858 in Arkansas. He later moved to Comanche Count, Texas. He composed music for his own hymns as well as for hymns written by others. He also published a book Lane's analysis of harmony and musical composition (Waco: The Singing Evangelists' Music Company, 1903)
Dianne Shapiro from "Only Through Grace, by J. P . Lane" from Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths blog post by R. L. Vaughan (accessed 1/21/2025 from https://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/2017/03/only-through-grace-by-j-p-lane.html)
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Display Title: The Wonderful Story Is TrueFirst Line: Can it be true—the sweet, wonderful storyTune Title: [Can it be true—the sweet, wonderful story]Author: J. P. L.Date: 1903
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