Composer Bio Information
O'Kane, Tullius Clinton's bio information
Wednesday, March 10, 1830 - Saturday, February 10, 1912
Born: March 10, 1830, Fairfield County, Ohio.
Died: February 10, 1912, Delaware, Ohio.
Buried: Oak Grove, Ohio.
O’Kane received his AB degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1852, and his AM degree in 1855. Immediately upon graduation, he accepted a position there as Tutor of Mathematics. Even though he was only a tutor, the students always referred to him as “Professor.” In addition, in recognition of his musical abilities, O’Kane was for years the musical precentor in the daily chapel devotions. He also organized and ran a choral society at the school, and was the first musical instructor in the Ohio Wesleyan Female College.
In 1857, O’Kane became a school principal in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1864, he went to work for the Phillip Phillips piano company. He stayed with the company until it moved to New York in 1867, at which time he moved to Delaware, Ohio, and became a traveling salesman for the Smith American Organ Company of Boston, Massachusetts. During that time he visited conferences and Sunday school conventions, and became well known throughout the area.
O’Kane’s works include:
* Fresh Leaves, 1868
* Dew Drops of Sacred Song
* Songs of Worship
* Every Sabbath
* Jasper and Gold (Cincinnati, Ohio: Hitchcock & Walden, 1877)
* Dew of Hermon
* Forward Songs and Hymns
* Redeemer’s Praise
* Glorious Things
* Morning Stars
* Selected Anthems (co-author with his son, Edward)
* Joy to the World, 1878
* Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1887) (with C. C. McCabe, John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick)
Sources
* Hall, pp. 59-63
Hymns
1. Sure Foundation, The
* Firm Stands the Rock
2. Washed in the Blood of the Lamb
Music
1. Glorious Fountain
2. Go Work in My Vineyard
3. Hallowed Spot, The
4. Home Over There, The
5. Is It for Me?
6. Mighty Rock, Whose Towering Form
7. Opening Hymn
8. Say, Are You Ready?
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/o/k/okane_tc.html
Died: February 10, 1912, Delaware, Ohio.
Buried: Oak Grove, Ohio.
O’Kane received his AB degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1852, and his AM degree in 1855. Immediately upon graduation, he accepted a position there as Tutor of Mathematics. Even though he was only a tutor, the students always referred to him as “Professor.” In addition, in recognition of his musical abilities, O’Kane was for years the musical precentor in the daily chapel devotions. He also organized and ran a choral society at the school, and was the first musical instructor in the Ohio Wesleyan Female College.
In 1857, O’Kane became a school principal in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1864, he went to work for the Phillip Phillips piano company. He stayed with the company until it moved to New York in 1867, at which time he moved to Delaware, Ohio, and became a traveling salesman for the Smith American Organ Company of Boston, Massachusetts. During that time he visited conferences and Sunday school conventions, and became well known throughout the area.
O’Kane’s works include:
* Fresh Leaves, 1868
* Dew Drops of Sacred Song
* Songs of Worship
* Every Sabbath
* Jasper and Gold (Cincinnati, Ohio: Hitchcock & Walden, 1877)
* Dew of Hermon
* Forward Songs and Hymns
* Redeemer’s Praise
* Glorious Things
* Morning Stars
* Selected Anthems (co-author with his son, Edward)
* Joy to the World, 1878
* Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1887) (with C. C. McCabe, John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick)
Sources
* Hall, pp. 59-63
Hymns
1. Sure Foundation, The
* Firm Stands the Rock
2. Washed in the Blood of the Lamb
Music
1. Glorious Fountain
2. Go Work in My Vineyard
3. Hallowed Spot, The
4. Home Over There, The
5. Is It for Me?
6. Mighty Rock, Whose Towering Form
7. Opening Hymn
8. Say, Are You Ready?
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/o/k/okane_tc.html
Hymns Composed (1)
The Home Over There Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 2 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 3 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 4 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 5 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 6 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- # 7 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)
- # 8 - Peace, Peace Is Mine (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 14, 2023)
- # 9 - Only A Little While 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 13, 2023)
- #10 - Bless Me Now (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 11, 2023)