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Peace, be still

Author: W. C. Martin Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: The night is dark and starless
Peace, be still

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[The night is dark and starless]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: D. E. Dortch Incipit: 55613 32221 23155 Used With Text: Peace, Be Still
[The night is dark and starless]

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Peace, Be Still

Author: Rev. W. C. Martin Hymnal: Hymns of Victory #3 (1905) First Line: The night is dark and starless Languages: English Tune Title: [The night is dark and starless]
Peace, Be Still

Peace, be still

Author: W. C. Martin Hymnal: Ministry of Song #d113 (1909) First Line: The night is dark and starless Languages: English
Peace, be still

Peace, be still

Author: W. C. Martin Hymnal: Gospel Light #d255 (1921) First Line: The night is dark and starless Languages: English
Peace, be still

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W. C. Martin

1864 - 1914 Person Name: Rev. W. C. Martin Author of "Peace, Be Still" in Hymns of Victory Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL. John Perry
W. C. Martin

D. E. Dortch

1851 - 1928 Composer of "[The night is dark and starless]" in Hymns of Victory Born: March 5, 1851, The­ta, Ten­nes­see. Died: No­vem­ber 9/11, 1928, Ten­nes­see. Buried: Rose Hill Cem­e­te­ry, Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see. Dortch was teach­ing mu­sic in Mau­ry, Ten­ness­ee, in 1880, and was work­ing as an evan­gel­ist by 1886. His works in­clude: Tid­ings of Joy (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: 1878) National Tid­ings of Joy (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Na­tion­al Bap­tist Con­ven­tion of Amer­i­ca, 1878) Gospel Mel­o­dies, with Will­iam Dale & Charles Pol­lock (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Cum­ber­land Pres­by­ter­ian Pub­lish­ing House, 1890) Spirit and Life, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (Day­ton, Ohio: Chris­tian Pub­lish­ing As­so­ci­a­tion, 1893) Choice Songs (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Na­tion­al Bap­tist Con­ven­tion of Amer­i­ca, 1894) Gospel Voic­es (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: South-West­ern Pub­lish­ing House, 1895) Gospel Voic­es No. 3 (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: Da­vid E. Dortch, 1902) Hymns of Vic­to­ry, Parts 1 and 2 (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: Dortch Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1905) Happy Greet­ings to All (Char­lotte, North Car­o­li­na: Dortch Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1916) © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
D. E. Dortch
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