Subject: RE: Sankey and Moody hymns
From:
Joe Offer
Date: 15 May 10 - 08:14 PM
Hi, Dave-
Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908) was one of the best-known U.S. hymn writers of the 19th century. He was associated with evangelist Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899), founder of the Moody Bible Institute and Moody Church in Chicago. Sankey and Moody worked together (Moody preaching and Sankey singing), and they published books of Christian hymns together. This link will take you to some of Sankey's compositions.
Moody wasn't a composer, so I question the thread title a bit. Sankey fairly prolific, collaborating on hymns with a number of people; but I can't name a single well-known hymn that came from his pen. Sankey's book, Sacred Songs and Solos (which contained only one song written by Sankey), became known as Sankey and Moody's Songs. You can listen to a selection of Moody and Sankey hymns here (click). Click here for Sankey's Gospel Hymns No. 6 (1891). Click here for Sankey's sacred Songs No. 2 (1899). Oh, and Click Here for a combined collection, Gospel Hymns, Vol. 1-6 (1895).
A far more prolific and well-known U.S. hymn composer of the 19th century was Fanny Crosby (1820-1915). Ms. Crosby, who was blind, composed "Blessed Assurance" and other well-known songs.
-Joe-
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