J. P. Lane

Short Name: J. P. Lane
Full Name: Lane, J. P.
Birth Year: 1858
Death Year: 1910

James Pleasant (Plez) Lane was born on September 20, 1858 in Arkansas. He later moved to Comanche Count, Texas. He composed music for his own hymns as well as for hymns written by others. He also published a book Lane's analysis of harmony and musical composition (Waco: The Singing Evangelists' Music Company, 1903)

Dianne Shapiro from "Only Through Grace, by J. P . Lane" from Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths blog post by R. L. Vaughan (accessed 1/21/2025 from https://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/2017/03/only-through-grace-by-j-p-lane.html)


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Texts by J. P. Lane (31)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Can it be true, the sweet, wonderful storyJ. P. Lane (Author)5
Courage brother, courage, do not idly waitJ. P. Lane (Author)5
Drifting adown the deep waters I goJ. P. Lane (Author)1
Glory to God, I am saved from sinJ. P. Lane (Author)English5
Great God let all my powers of songJ. P. Lane (Author)2
Hark, I hear a tender voiceJ. P. Lane (Author)2
I am calmly waiting by the riverJ. P. Lane (Author)2
I am resting on the promise Of the blessed Son of GodJ. P. Lane (Author)2
Jesus has died, lost sinners to saveJ. P. Lane (Author)English2
Marching, marching 'neath the flagJ. P. L. (Author)English2
O hear the lovely Sabbath bellsJ. P. Lane (Author)3
O how oft we sing of that fair cityJ. P. Lane (Author)2
O the light that shines on our pilgrim wayJ. P. Lane (Author)1
O the Rock, 'tis a cleft and strong sure defenseJ. P. Lane (Arranger)English15
Oft we sing of a home far awayJ. P. Lane (Author)3
One by one, they gather home from every landJ. P. Lane (Author)English2
Only through grace, O wonderful storyJ. P. Lane (Author)English4
Out on a desert all barren and coldJ. P. L. (Author)English4
Ring, O ring the bellsJ. P. L. (Author)English6
Shall we meet again in gloryJ. P. Lane (Author)2
Softly falls the shadesJ. P. Lane (Author)3
The time has come that we must partJ. P. L. (Author)English2
There are bright and beautiful mansionsJ. P. Lane (Author)2
There is rest, sweet rest, in the crucifiedJ. P. Lane (Author)6
There's a bright and golden cityJ. P. Lane (Author)2
There's a city whose builder is GodJ. P. Lane (Author)English2
They shall walk with me in whiteJ. P. L. (Arranger)English1
Thou'rt gone to rest, sweet darling childJ. P. Lane (Author)English2
'Tis God aloneJ. P. Lane (Author)2
'Tis only a dream of the old home so dearJ. P. Lane (Author)English2
We are floating down life's riverJ. P. Lane (Author)English2
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