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[Father, heav'nly Father]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Incipit: 32157 65171 23215 Used With Text: Father, Heavenly Father

Father, Heavenly Father

Author: Rev. J. H. Sammis Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Father, heav'nly Father Used With Tune: [Father, heav'nly Father]

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Father, Heavenly Father

Author: Rev. J. H. Sammis Hymnal: Hymns New and Old, No. 2 #21 (1890) First Line: Father, heav'nly Father Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, heav'nly Father]

Father, Heavenly Father

Author: Rev. J. H. Sammis Hymnal: Hymns New and Old, Revised #34 (1891) First Line: Father, heav'nly Father Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, heav'nly Father]

1850 - 1919 Composer of "[Father, heav'nly Father]" in Hymns New and Old, Revised Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives

John H. Sammis

1846 - 1919 Person Name: Rev. J. H. Sammis Author of "Father, Heavenly Father" in Hymns New and Old, Revised John H. Sammis was born in Brooklyn. He moved to Logansport, Indiana when ye was 22, where he was converted to Christianity. He was active in the Y.M.C.A., serving as secretary for the Terre Haute Association and later becoming State Secretary. After this, he studied at Lane and McCormack seminaries and was ordained in the Presbyterian church at Glidden, Iowa. He also pastored churches in Indianapolis, Grand Haven, MI, Red Wing and St. Paul, Minn. In 1909 he became associated with the Los Angeles Bible Institute. He wrote more that 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)