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Ellen Jane Lorenz › Tunes

Short Name: Ellen Jane Lorenz
Full Name: Lorenz, Ellen Jane, 1907-1996
Birth Year: 1907
Death Year: 1996

Ellen Jane Lorenz (Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter) was born in 1907 in Dayton, OH. A descendant of the well known publishing family of Lorenz, she served as editor for the company for 36 years. She earned a Masters of Sacred Music degree from Wittenberg University in 1971. Her PhD thesis was transformed into the book Glory, Hallelujah: the Story of the Campmeeting Spiritual published by Abingdon Press in 1980. She was well known as a composer and received many commissions for anthems, cantatas, vocal and instrumental works. See also the Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter archival collection at Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.

Also used pseudonyms:
Hadler, Rosemary, 1907-1996
James, Allen, 1907-1996

Mary Louise VanDyke


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by Ellen Jane Lorenz (17)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[Advance for Christ! There's a world in need]Ellen Jane Lorenz (Composer)255615 43215 66217
[All things bright and beautiful] (Spohr)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)154317 66535 43543
FAITHFUL (Bach)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)155345 17655 53451
OSTERGAARDEllen Jane Lorenz (Harmonizer)153217 15237 11432
[I am not skilled to understand] (Lorenz)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Composer)256655 66533 22443
IN BABILONEEllen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)217651 21231 43232
LASST UNS ERFREUENEllen Jane Lorenz (Composer (descant))111231 34511 23134
LYNDHURST (Blunt)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)156711 75565 56713
STEAL AWAYE. J. Lorenz (Arranger)111133 35556 23111
[My path is pleasant, the sky is bright] (Lorenz)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Composer)255566 67711 66777
ONSLOWEllen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)154565 31655 5561
[Rise up, O men of God] (Lorenz)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Composer)251111 11233 33317
THANKSGIVING (Bassford)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)151111 77767 6655
[The Church marches on, through tribulation]Ellen Jane Lorenz (Composer)251151 55655 55512
THE LAMB (American)Ellen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)112345 43211 51
[There is peace in the garden with Jesus]Ellen Jane Lorenz (Composer)251344 31122 52343
WERE YOU THEREEllen Jane Lorenz (Arranger)151333 21321 13555

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