Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers
Overview
J.H. Hall includes biographies for 76 hymn writers. The work is organized in chronological order, beginning with Lowell Mason and ending with Robert Harkness. Each biography is accompanied by a picture of the subject.
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Find more hymn history in the Hymnology Collection (4 vols.).
- Contains biographies for 76 hymn writers
- Includes pictures of each writer
- Presents biographies in chronological order from Lowell Mason to Robert Harkness
Jacob Henry Hall (1855–1941) was born on a farm near Harrisonburg, Virginia. He attended a number of singing schools as a boy and eventually attended the Normal Music School in New Market, Virginia. He went on to lead a number of singing schools and was principal of the National Normal School of Music. Hall also wrote and composed Hall’s Songs of Home, The Star of Bethlehem, and Hall’s Quartettes for Men.