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 - God Moves In A Mysterious Way (TTBB) (uploaded on Jun 09, 2025 at 01:56:57pm)
- # 2 - America (TTBB) (uploaded on May 28, 2025 at 10:06:03am)
- # 3 - Jesus Shall Reign Where'er The Sun (TTBB) (uploaded on May 25, 2025 at 05:49:54pm)
- # 4 - Living In Faith (ZH 139) (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 13, 2025 at 11:17:46am)
- # 5 - When The Mists Have Rolled Away 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 30, 2025 at 06:59:02am)
- # 6 - Pray, Always Pray (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 25, 2025 at 07:42:57am)
- # 7 - Peace! Perfect Peace 3 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 25, 2025 at 07:04:02am)
- # 8 - Olive's Brow (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 24, 2025 at 07:20:37am)
- # 9 - Hark! There Comes A Whisper 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 23, 2025 at 06:29:36am)
- #10 - Steal Away (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 19, 2025 at 05:15:12pm)