Person Results

John O. Haynes

Hymnal Number: d30 Author of "Some day we'll understand" in Glory Songs

H. D. Garrett

Hymnal Number: d55 Author of "He paid the debt upon the tree" in Glory Songs

R. F. Greer

Hymnal Number: d11 Author of "Heavenly sunlight" in Glory Songs

Daily C. Gaines

Hymnal Number: d22 Author of "More like thee, yes, more like thee" in Glory Songs

1887 - 1982 Hymnal Number: d13 Author of "Meet me in heaven, friends" in Glory Songs Born: March 3, 1887, Baxter, Arkansas. Died: February 24, 1982, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Buried: Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma. --www.hymntime.com/tch

A. Bunyan Little

1873 - 1955 Hymnal Number: d3 Author of "He never will leave me" in Glory Songs Born: 1873, Cleveland, Arkansas. Died: 1955, Waco, Texas. Little was the son of Thomas Bunyon Little and Nancy Adeline Tolson, and husband to Willie Maud Little. His works include: Sacred Chimes: A Book of New and Old Hymns and Tunes, with John C. F. Kyger (Waco, Texas: Kyger Music, 1900) http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/t/little_ab.htm

H. C. Finley

1884 - 1970 Hymnal Number: d134 Author of "There's only one way to reach heaven" in Glory Songs H. C. (Hiram Cleveland) Finley was born in Sharp County, Arkansas April 2, 1884. his parents were Stephen and Mary Amelia Moody Finley. In 1909 he was married to Lucy Edna Mason, daughter of a music teacher. To them were born six children. He preached and taught singing schools in several states for more than 40 years. He has had songs published in several books. His most popular song is "There's Only One Way." Other songs are "No Wonder You're Sad," "Sinner, Put Your Trust in Jesus," and Glory and Honor Be To Christ." He died February 17, 1970. His wife died June 26, 1976. Rhonda McDonald, great grand-daughter (email)

David E. Ford

1797 - 1875 Hymnal Number: d43 Author of "How vain is all beneath the skies [sky]" in Glory Songs Ford, David Everard, son of a Congregational Minister at Long Melford, was born there on Sept. 13, 1797. He became pastor of the Congregational Church at Lymington, in Oct. 1821; Travelling Secretary to the Congregational Union in 1841; and pastor of Greengate Chapel, Salford, Manchester, in 1843. He died at Bedford, Oct. 23, 1875. Mr. Ford published several works including, Hymns chiefly on the Parables of Christ, 1828. From this is taken, (1) "Earthly joys no longer please us" (Heaven Anticipated). (2) "How vain is all beneath the skies" (Heaven Anticipated). These are in American common use. See Hymns of the Church, 1869, and Laudes Domini, 1884. Another of his hymns in common use from the same work, p. 107, is:—"Almighty Father, heavenly Friend" (Old and New Year). This is in Dale's English Hymn Book, 1874. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)