Composer Bio Information
Van De Venter, Judson Wheeler's bio information
Wednesday, December 5, 1855 - Monday, July 17, 1939
Born: December 5, 1855, near Dundee, Michigan.
Died: July 17, 1939, Temple Terrace, Tampa, Florida.
Buried: Dundee, Michigan.
Van DeVenter attended Hillsdale College, then taught art in Sharon, Pennsylvania. After several years, though, he decided to switch to a career in evangelism, working with Wilbur Chapman and others in America and England. Toward the end of his life, he lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, then moved to Tampa, Florida, around 1923. He was professor of hymnology at the Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity Bible College) for four years.
Sources
* Hustad, pp. 330-1
Hymns
1. Heart That Was Broken for Me, The
2. I Surrender All
3. I Wandered in the Shades of Night
4. Looking This Way
5. My Mother’s Prayer
6. Saved Through Jesus’ Blood
7. Sweeping This Way
8. We Shall Shine as the Stars
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/v/a/n/vandeventer_jw.html
Died: July 17, 1939, Temple Terrace, Tampa, Florida.
Buried: Dundee, Michigan.
Van DeVenter attended Hillsdale College, then taught art in Sharon, Pennsylvania. After several years, though, he decided to switch to a career in evangelism, working with Wilbur Chapman and others in America and England. Toward the end of his life, he lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, then moved to Tampa, Florida, around 1923. He was professor of hymnology at the Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity Bible College) for four years.
Sources
* Hustad, pp. 330-1
Hymns
1. Heart That Was Broken for Me, The
2. I Surrender All
3. I Wandered in the Shades of Night
4. Looking This Way
5. My Mother’s Prayer
6. Saved Through Jesus’ Blood
7. Sweeping This Way
8. We Shall Shine as the Stars
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/v/a/n/vandeventer_jw.html
Hymns Composed (1)
We Shall Shine As The Stars Mens (TTBB)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)