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
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - The Love Of God (AL 29) (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 20, 2024)
- # 2 - God Is My Light (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 20, 2024)
- # 3 - Praise Ye The Lord (AL 27) (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 19, 2024)
- # 4 - The Night Is Past (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 17, 2024)
- # 5 - My Redeemer (AL 24) (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 16, 2024)
- # 6 - Great Is The Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 16, 2024)
- # 7 - Resurrection (AL 22) (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 16, 2024)
- # 8 - Christ The Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 15, 2024)
- # 9 - Faithful God Emmanuel (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 15, 2024)
- #10 - Angel Of Patience (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 15, 2024)