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 - The Eye of Faith (TTBB) (uploaded on Apr 05, 2024)
- # 2 - Free Waters (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 23, 2024)
- # 3 - Loyal To Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 16, 2024)
- # 4 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 5 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 6 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 7 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 8 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 9 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- #10 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)