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.
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Tune Title: [The cross and the Bible, how precious their worth]First Line: The cross and the Bible, how precious their worthComposer: Wm. J. KirkpatrickDate: 1886
Tune Title: [The cross and the Bible, how precious their worth]First Line: The cross and the Bible, how precious their worthComposer: Wm. J. KirkpatrickDate: 1886
Tune Title: [The Cross and the Bible, how precious their worth!]First Line: The Cross and the Bible, how precious their worth!Composer: Wm. J. KirkpatrickDate: 1887
Tune Title: [The cross and the Bible, how precious their worth]First Line: The cross and the Bible, how precious their worthComposer: W. J. KirkpatrickDate: 1886