Composer Bio Information
Belden, Franklin Edson's bio information
Sunday, March 21, 1858 - Sunday, December 2, 1945
Born: March 21, 1858, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Died: December 2, 1945, Marshall, Michigan.
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan.
When he was eight years old, Belden’s family moved to California, where he first composed music. Due to breathing problems, Belden later moved to Colorado. He eventually returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, around age 30. He joined the Review and Herald Publishing Company, and stayed in Battle Creek until about 1910, when he began writing songs for evangelist Billy Sunday.
Belden’s aunt was Ellen Harmon White, one of the pioneers of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royalties, he did donate his papers and manuscripts to the church’s seminary at his death.
Hymns
Build on the Rock
Cover with His Life
I Will Sing of Jesus’ Love
Joy By and By
Judgment Has Set, The
Let Every Lamp Be Burning Bright
Look for the Way-Marks
Stand by the Bible
There’s No Other Name Like Jesus
Wholly Thine
Music
Belden
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/e/l/belden_fe.html
Died: December 2, 1945, Marshall, Michigan.
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan.
When he was eight years old, Belden’s family moved to California, where he first composed music. Due to breathing problems, Belden later moved to Colorado. He eventually returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, around age 30. He joined the Review and Herald Publishing Company, and stayed in Battle Creek until about 1910, when he began writing songs for evangelist Billy Sunday.
Belden’s aunt was Ellen Harmon White, one of the pioneers of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royalties, he did donate his papers and manuscripts to the church’s seminary at his death.
Hymns
Build on the Rock
Cover with His Life
I Will Sing of Jesus’ Love
Joy By and By
Judgment Has Set, The
Let Every Lamp Be Burning Bright
Look for the Way-Marks
Stand by the Bible
There’s No Other Name Like Jesus
Wholly Thine
Music
Belden
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/e/l/belden_fe.html
Hymns Arranged (1)
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- # 4 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
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