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[O, blessed ever be the Lord]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Incipit: 55567 11517 12715 Used With Text: The blessed condition of God's people

O, blessed ever be the Lord

Appears in 9 hymnals Used With Tune: GREATLY BLESSED

We Shall be Happy Then

Author: Rev. J. H. Sammis Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Oh, that will be a joyful time Refrain First Line: Happy day, happy day Used With Tune: [Oh, that will be a joyful time]

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O, blessed ever be the Lord

Hymnal: Bible Songs #214 (1891) Languages: English Tune Title: GREATLY BLESSED

O, blessed ever be the Lord

Hymnal: Bible Songs #214 (1897) Languages: English Tune Title: GREATLY BLESSED

The blessed condition of God's people

Hymnal: Bible Songs #309 (1901) First Line: O, blessed ever be the Lord Topics: Blessedness Of Those Who Trust Christ; Children A blessing; Christ Providences of; Christians Happiness of; Families; God Refuge; God Source of All Good; Life Short; Man Mortal and Frail; Parents and Children; Prayer For Deliverance from Enemies; The Righteous Blessed; Strength in God; Vanity Of Men and Riches; Vanity Of Sinners Scripture: Psalm 144 Languages: English Tune Title: [O, blessed ever be the Lord]

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D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Composer of "[O, blessed ever be the Lord]" in Bible Songs Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== 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

John H. Sammis

1846 - 1919 Person Name: Rev. J. H. Sammis Author of "We Shall be Happy Then" in Hymns New and Old 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)