Composer Bio Information
Phillips, Philip's bio information
Wednesday, August 13, 1834 - Tuesday, June 25, 1895
Born: August 13, 1834, Chautauqua County, New York.
Died: June 25, 1895, Delaware, Ohio.
Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York.
Known as “The Singing Pilgrim,” Phillips began teaching singing school at age 19. In 1860, he formed a partnership in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Wm. Sumner & Co., under the firm name of Phillip Phillips & Co., to sell pianos, organs, and Sunday school songbooks. Phillips frequently introduced himself in a town by putting a melodeon in a vehicle, parking on a prominent street corner, and begin to sing and play. His marvelous voice drew large crowds.
In 1875, Phillips went on a tour of Australia, conducting over one hundred song services. He returned to New York two years later, by way of Sri Lanka, India, Japan, Jerusalem, Egypt, Italy, Europe, and England. He wrote Round the World with Descriptive Songs about the experience.
Phillips’ other books include:
* Early Blossoms
* Musical Leaves
* Singing Pilgrim
* Song Life
* Song Sermons
* New Hymn and Tune Book
* Hallowed Songs
* American Sacred Songster (sold over a million copies)
* Home Songs
* Temperance Songs
* Standard Gems
* Colonial Singer
* International Song Service
* Our New Hymnal
* Song Pilgrimage Around the World (Chicago, Illinois: Fairbanks, Palmer & Co., 1880)
Sources
* Hall, pp. 119-23
Music
1. Blind Bartimeus
2. Home of the Soul
3. Lord Will Provide, The
4. Nearer My Home
5. Oh, What Are You Going to Do?
6. Our Country
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/h/phillips_p.html
Died: June 25, 1895, Delaware, Ohio.
Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York.
Known as “The Singing Pilgrim,” Phillips began teaching singing school at age 19. In 1860, he formed a partnership in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Wm. Sumner & Co., under the firm name of Phillip Phillips & Co., to sell pianos, organs, and Sunday school songbooks. Phillips frequently introduced himself in a town by putting a melodeon in a vehicle, parking on a prominent street corner, and begin to sing and play. His marvelous voice drew large crowds.
In 1875, Phillips went on a tour of Australia, conducting over one hundred song services. He returned to New York two years later, by way of Sri Lanka, India, Japan, Jerusalem, Egypt, Italy, Europe, and England. He wrote Round the World with Descriptive Songs about the experience.
Phillips’ other books include:
* Early Blossoms
* Musical Leaves
* Singing Pilgrim
* Song Life
* Song Sermons
* New Hymn and Tune Book
* Hallowed Songs
* American Sacred Songster (sold over a million copies)
* Home Songs
* Temperance Songs
* Standard Gems
* Colonial Singer
* International Song Service
* Our New Hymnal
* Song Pilgrimage Around the World (Chicago, Illinois: Fairbanks, Palmer & Co., 1880)
Sources
* Hall, pp. 119-23
Music
1. Blind Bartimeus
2. Home of the Soul
3. Lord Will Provide, The
4. Nearer My Home
5. Oh, What Are You Going to Do?
6. Our Country
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/h/phillips_p.html
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)