An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks.
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Tune Title: [Be silent, be silent. Be silent, be silent, a whisper is heard]First Line: Be silent, be silent. Be silent, be silent, a whisper is heardComposer: Mary K. Jackson; William H. DoaneDate: 2008
Tune Title: [¡Silencio! ¡Silencio! en este lugar]First Line: ¡Silencio! ¡Silencio! en este lugarComposer: William H. Doane (1832-1915)Key: B♭ MajorDate: 2010
Tune Title: [Be silent, be silent) Doane)First Line: Be silent, be silent, A whisper is heardComposer: William H. Doane (1832-1915)Meter: 6.5.6.5.Ref.Incipit: 55311 53555 55611Key: B♭ MajorDate: 1985
Tune Title: [Be silent, be silent]First Line: Be silent, be silentComposer: William H. DoaneMeter: 6.5.6.5 DKey: B♭ MajorSource: The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/t/r/treadsof.htm); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Tread_Softly)