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Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts.

Born just after the presidential campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,” Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include:

* American Male Choir
* Bells of Victory (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1888) (with E. A. Hoffman)
* Gems of Gospel Song
* Golden Sunbeams
* Sharon’s Dewy Rose
* Songs of Faith
* Shining Light
* Songs of Joy
* Sparkling and Bright
* Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2
* Sweet Fields of Eden
* The Beacon Light
* The Singing School Banner
* Temperance Jewels
* The Anthem Offering
* The American Anthem Book
* The Crown of Praise

Sources

* Hall, pp. 219-22

Music

1. Beyond the Swelling Flood
2. Come to Jesus
3. Ever Will I Pray
4. Hallowed Hour of Prayer
5. Jesus Is Passing This Way
6. My Anchor Is Holding
7. Onward Christian Soldiers
8. We’ll Never Say Goodbye
9. Where Will You Spend Eternity?

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/e/tenney_jh.html