Author Bio Information
Chapman, John Wilbur's bio information
Friday, June 17, 1859 - Wednesday, December 25, 1918
Born: June 17, 1859, Richmond, Indiana.
Died: December 25, 1918, New York City.
Chapman graduated from Lake Forest University in 1879 and Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1882. Ordained a Presbyterian minister, his first pastorate was split between two churches—in Liberty, Indiana, and College Corner, Ohio. In 1883 he became the minister of the Old Saratoga Dutch Reformed Church in Schuylerville, New York. In 1885, he moved to the First Reformed Church in Albany, New York, and in 1890 to the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Winona Lake Bible Conference and, in 1900, traveled to the Holy Land. His works include:
Christian Hymns No. 1 (with William Phillips Hall) (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania: Hall Mack Co., Publishers, 1899)
Hymns
Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners
One Day
’Tis Jesus
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/h/a/chapman_jw.html
Died: December 25, 1918, New York City.
Chapman graduated from Lake Forest University in 1879 and Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1882. Ordained a Presbyterian minister, his first pastorate was split between two churches—in Liberty, Indiana, and College Corner, Ohio. In 1883 he became the minister of the Old Saratoga Dutch Reformed Church in Schuylerville, New York. In 1885, he moved to the First Reformed Church in Albany, New York, and in 1890 to the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Winona Lake Bible Conference and, in 1900, traveled to the Holy Land. His works include:
Christian Hymns No. 1 (with William Phillips Hall) (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania: Hall Mack Co., Publishers, 1899)
Hymns
Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners
One Day
’Tis Jesus
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/h/a/chapman_jw.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Hail, Thou Once-Despised Jesus! (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 04:15:16pm)
- # 2 - Go To Dark Gethsemane (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 03:16:59pm)
- # 3 - All Glory, Laud, And Honor (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 01:32:12pm)
- # 4 - Jesus, Thou Divine Companion (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 08:15:31am)
- # 5 - We May Not Climb The Heavenly Steeps (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 06:13:49am)
- # 6 - In The Morning Of Joy (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 03, 2025 at 06:51:20pm)
- # 7 - He's Coming (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 19, 2025 at 10:14:17am)
- # 8 - Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 18, 2025 at 05:20:01am)
- # 9 - All I Need (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 14, 2025 at 07:47:52pm)
- #10 - He Was Nailed to the Cross For Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 13, 2025 at 02:45:58pm)