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 - The Eye of Faith (TTBB) (uploaded on Apr 05, 2024)
- # 2 - Free Waters (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 23, 2024)
- # 3 - Loyal To Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 16, 2024)
- # 4 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 5 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 6 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 7 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 8 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 9 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- #10 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)