Author Bio Information
Barraclough, Henry's bio information
Monday, December 14, 1891 - Sunday, July 31, 1983
Born: December 14, 1891, Windhill, Yorkshire, England.
Died: August 1983, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Barraclough was educated in England, and studied organ and piano from the age of five. He worked for a while as a claims adjuster for the Car and General Insurance Company. From 1911-1913, he was secretary to Member of Parliament George Scott Robertson. He then joined the Chapman-Alexander evangelistic team as a pianist, and traveled with them to America and remained there. He fought in World War I, rising to the rank of sergeant major, then became secretary, and later an administrator, of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (1919-1961). He wrote words for 20 hymns and tunes to 120.
Hymns
Ivory Palaces
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/a/r/barraclough_h.html
Died: August 1983, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Barraclough was educated in England, and studied organ and piano from the age of five. He worked for a while as a claims adjuster for the Car and General Insurance Company. From 1911-1913, he was secretary to Member of Parliament George Scott Robertson. He then joined the Chapman-Alexander evangelistic team as a pianist, and traveled with them to America and remained there. He fought in World War I, rising to the rank of sergeant major, then became secretary, and later an administrator, of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (1919-1961). He wrote words for 20 hymns and tunes to 120.
Hymns
Ivory Palaces
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/a/r/barraclough_h.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Only Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 2 - Sometime (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 3 - The Old-Time Way (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 4 - Take Your Burdens To Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 5 - Over There (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 6 - I Love Him (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 7 - Jesus Will (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 8 - Precious Hiding Place (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 9 - Thy Word Have I Hid In My Heart (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- #10 - He's The One (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)