Composer Bio Information
Ward, Samuel Augustus's bio information
Tuesday, December 28, 1847 - Monday, September 28, 1903
Born: December 28, 1847, Newark, New Jersey.
Died: September 28, 1903, Newark, New Jersey.
Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.
Ward studied music under Jan Pychowski and others in New York City, and founded a music store in Newark. He became organist at Grace Episcopal Church, Newark, in 1880, succeeding Henry Cutler; a brass plaque in his memory was placed on the parish house there in 1934. Ward also founded Newark’s Orpheus Club in 1889. In the secular world, he is best remembered for his tune “Materna,” used for the anthem America the Beautiful.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 417
* Nutter, p. 467
Music
1. Materna
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/w/a/r/ward_sa.html
Died: September 28, 1903, Newark, New Jersey.
Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.
Ward studied music under Jan Pychowski and others in New York City, and founded a music store in Newark. He became organist at Grace Episcopal Church, Newark, in 1880, succeeding Henry Cutler; a brass plaque in his memory was placed on the parish house there in 1934. Ward also founded Newark’s Orpheus Club in 1889. In the secular world, he is best remembered for his tune “Materna,” used for the anthem America the Beautiful.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 417
* Nutter, p. 467
Music
1. Materna
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/w/a/r/ward_sa.html
Hymns Composed (2)
O, Mother, Dear, Jerusalem Mens (TTBB) O, Mother, Dear, Jerusalem - 2 Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - God's Book (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:40:24am)
- # 2 - Lord Speak To Me (Sellers) (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:27:31am)
- # 3 - On To Victory (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:21:23am)
- # 4 - Somebody Cares 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 10:16:04am)
- # 5 - Nothing Can Help Us Like Prayer (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 09:03:28am)
- # 6 - Saviour, Teach Me Day By Day (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 08:49:49am)
- # 7 - The Sweet, Sweet Song (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 21, 2024 at 07:56:59am)
- # 8 - Jesus Remembered You (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 20, 2024 at 03:50:22pm)
- # 9 - Fight On (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 20, 2024 at 03:44:33pm)
- #10 - Guide Me (Allen) (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 20, 2024 at 10:38:40am)