From the wide, far stretching prairies

Author: William Oland Bourne

Bourne was born on June 11, 1819, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was a so­cial re­for­mer and au­thor, lyricist, printer and editor of The Sol­diers’ Friend, a news­let­ter for Ci­vil War ve­ter­ans. He served as chap­lain of Cen­tral Park Hos­pi­tal, a mil­i­tary hos­pi­tal in New York Ci­ty. He died on June 6, 1901 at Montclair, New Jersey. See more at http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/o/u/bourne_wo.htm  Go to person page >