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P. P. Bilhorn
1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. Bilhorn Composer of "['Twas Jesus my Savior, who died on the tree]" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name)
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Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936.
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P. P. Bilhorn
Asa Hull
1828 - 1907 Person Name: A. Hull Composer of "[Twas Jesus, my Saviour, who died on the tree]" in Young Men's Christian Association Hymn and Tune Book Asa Hull USA 1828-1907. Born in Keene, NY, he became a music publisher in New York City. He married Emma F Atherton, and they had a daughter, Harriett. He wrote many tunes and authored temperance rallying songs. He published 33 works, of which 21 were songbooks, between 1863-1895. He died in Philadelphia, PA.
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Asa Hull
H. Q. Wilson
Person Name: Henry Q. Wilson Author of "The Conquering Saviour" in Redemption Songs
H. Q. Wilson
Henry Tucker
1826 - 1882 Composer of "[‘Twas Jesus, my Saviour, who died on the tree]" in Christian Endeavor Hymns
Henry Tucker
George Beaverson
Person Name: G. B. Arranger of "['Twas Jesus my Savior, who died on the tree]" in Songs of the Peacemaker George Beaverson lived in Jersey City, New Jersey in the late 19th century and in New York City in 1917.
His works include:
The Peacemaker, with Winfield Weeden & Leonard Weaver (New York: Weeden & Van de Venter, 1894)
Songs of the Peacemaker, with Winfield Weeden & Leonard Weaver (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: J. W. Van de Venter & Company, 1895)
Then Up with the Starry Flag (New York: James H. Beaverson, 1917)
NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.hymntime.com/
George Beaverson
