Composer Bio Information
Tenney, John Harrison's bio information
Sunday, November 22, 1840 - Friday, November 30, 1917
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
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
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)