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Ira O. Hoffman
1867 - 1943 Arranger of "[Arise, O church of Jesus]" in Celestial Showers No. 1, a collection of gospel songs used in Rev. I. Toliver's Meetings Born: Circa 1867, Pennsylvania.
Died: May 4, 1943, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ira’s father was song writer Elisha Hoffman. His middle name was his mother’s maiden name. At age nine, he is said to have written the music for his father’s song "The Little Pilgrim;" as an adult, he was a composer, arranger, and music editor. His works include:
Favorite Gospel Songs: A Tune Boo (music editor) (Jersey City, New Jersey: J. N. Davis, 1894)
--www.hymntime.com/tch
Ira O. Hoffman
Hezekiah Butterworth
1839 - 1905 Author of "God's pathway o'er the sea" in Celestial Showers No. 1, a collection of gospel songs used in Rev. I. Toliver's Meetings Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, Rhode Island, Dec. 22, 1839. He wrote The Story of the Hymns, American Tract Society, 1875. He is the author of "0 Church of Christ, our blest abode" (The Church) in Root's cantata, Under the Palms, and of "Jesus, I Thee believe" (Jesus All in All) in the cantata Faith Triumphant.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, R.I., Dec. 22, 1839, and died in 1905. His hymn, "Little ones of God are we" (Christ's Lambs), in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and other collections, is dated 1870.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Hezekiah Butterworth
