Composer Bio Information
Peek, Joseph Yates's bio information
Monday, February 27, 1843 - Friday, March 17, 1911
Born: February 27, 1843, Schenectady, New York.
Died: March 17, 1911, Brooklyn, New York.
Peek worked as a carpenter, farmer and drug store clerk before serving in the American civil war. He then pursued the role of florist from 1881 to 1904, then became a Methodist lay minister and traveled throughout America, including Maine, Florida, and California. Though lacking formal musical training, he played the violin, piano, and banjo. A member of the Nostrand-DeKalb Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, he became a fully ordained minister two months before his death.
Sources
* Hustad, p. 300
Music
1. I Would Be True
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/e/peek_jy.html
Died: March 17, 1911, Brooklyn, New York.
Peek worked as a carpenter, farmer and drug store clerk before serving in the American civil war. He then pursued the role of florist from 1881 to 1904, then became a Methodist lay minister and traveled throughout America, including Maine, Florida, and California. Though lacking formal musical training, he played the violin, piano, and banjo. A member of the Nostrand-DeKalb Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, he became a fully ordained minister two months before his death.
Sources
* Hustad, p. 300
Music
1. I Would Be True
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/e/peek_jy.html
Hymns Composed (1)
I Would Be True Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Triumph By and By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 26, 2024)
- # 2 - Rejoice with Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 26, 2024)
- # 3 - Jesus, Only Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 26, 2024)
- # 4 - There's a Work for Each of Us (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 26, 2024)
- # 5 - Sing and Pray (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 26, 2024)
- # 6 - Mine (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 26, 2024)
- # 7 - Singing all the Time (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 25, 2024)
- # 8 - Ten Thousand Times (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 25, 2024)
- # 9 - Forever With Jesus There (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 25, 2024)
- #10 - Thou Art Coming (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 25, 2024)