Person Name: A. Beirly Composer of "[While I muse in holy rapture]" in Gospel Hymn Selections for female voices Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books:
Great Joy!, 1881
Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889
Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889
Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892
Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892
Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892
Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894
Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894
Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896
Beirly’s National Singer, 1898
The Concert Master, 1899
Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892
A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown)
The Song Wonder, 1907
A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908
NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm
Alfred Beirly