Samuel W. Beazley was born in Sparta, Virginia in 1873. He was a music scholar and taught music at Shenandoah College for five years. He composed over 4,000 gospel songs during his lifetime. Samuel W. Beazley maintained a successful publishing business in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Chicago on September 16, 1944. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Tune Title: [If for the prize we have striven]First Line: If for the prize we have strivenComposer: Samuel W. BeazleyMeter: 8.7.8.6. with chorusKey: G MajorDate: 2012
Tune Title: [If for the prize we have striven]First Line: If for the prize we have strivenComposer: Samuel W. Beazley, 1873-1944Meter: IrregularKey: G MajorDate: 2007