Author Bio Information
Jones, Lewis Edgar's bio information
Wednesday, February 8, 1865 - Tuesday, September 1, 1936
Born: February 8, 1865, Yates City, Illinois.
Died: September 1, 1936, Santa Barbara, California.
Buried: Altoona Walnut Grove Cemetery, Etowah County, Alabama.
Pseudonyms:
* Lewis Edgar
* Edgar Lewis
* Mary Slater
A classmate of evangelist Billy Sunday, Jones attended the Moody Bible Institute. After graduation, he worked for the Young Men’s Christian Association in Davenport, Iowa; Fort Worth, Texas (1915); and Santa Barbara, California (1925). Hymn writing was his avocation.
Sources
* Hustad, p. 266
* Reynolds, p. 327
* Reynolds, p. 347
* Taylor, p. 340
Hymns
1. I’ve Anchored in Jesus
2. Lean on His Arms
3. Old Book Stands, The
4. There Is Power in the Blood
5. We Shall See the King Some Day
6. You Must Be Redeemed
Music
1. All the Way Along
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/j/o/jones_le.html
Died: September 1, 1936, Santa Barbara, California.
Buried: Altoona Walnut Grove Cemetery, Etowah County, Alabama.
Pseudonyms:
* Lewis Edgar
* Edgar Lewis
* Mary Slater
A classmate of evangelist Billy Sunday, Jones attended the Moody Bible Institute. After graduation, he worked for the Young Men’s Christian Association in Davenport, Iowa; Fort Worth, Texas (1915); and Santa Barbara, California (1925). Hymn writing was his avocation.
Sources
* Hustad, p. 266
* Reynolds, p. 327
* Reynolds, p. 347
* Taylor, p. 340
Hymns
1. I’ve Anchored in Jesus
2. Lean on His Arms
3. Old Book Stands, The
4. There Is Power in the Blood
5. We Shall See the King Some Day
6. You Must Be Redeemed
Music
1. All the Way Along
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/j/o/jones_le.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)