John H. Sammis

Short Name: John H. Sammis
Full Name: Sammis, John H. (John Henry), 1846-1919
Birth Year: 1846
Death Year: 1919

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)


Texts by John H. Sammis (97)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ye sons of men to you we bringJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English4
Wie hirtenlos, in Sturmesweh'nJohn Henry Sammis (Author)German1
Why should I charge my soul with careJ. H. Sammis (Author)English40
Who is like unto Jehovah?John H. Sammis (Author)English2
When we walk with the LordRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English428
When the night comes on and the work is doneJ. H. Simmis (Author)English7
What were we when mercy found usJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English4
What a change that will beJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
Wer dem Heiland still lauschtJ. H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wer dem Heiland gehörtJohn H. Sammis (Author)German2
Wenn wir wandeln mit GottJohn H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wenn wir wandeln in HerrnJohn H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wenn auf Jesum wir schau'nJohn H. Sammis (Author)German1
We know not yet what we shall be, Though now the sons of GodRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
We are one with the Son, reckoned holy as HeJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
We all like sheep have gone astray, We've turned us each to his own wayJ. H. Sammis (Author)English6
Wayward feet are homeward turningRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Was braucht mein Herz voll Sorge sein?J. H. Sammis (Author)German3
വേദ വെളിച്ചത്തില്‍, നാഥന്‍ പാതെ പോകില്‍ (Vēda veḷiccattil, nāthan pāte pēākil)John H. Sammis (Author)Malayalam2
Trust and obey, for there's no other way (Chorus)Rev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Today, today the Father waitsJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
To thee, who from the narrow roadRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English17
Thou blessed Lord Jesus, my treasure divineJ. H. Sammis (Author)3
There is only one way to get right with GodJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
There are friends beloved in gloryRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
The life I lived was low and meanJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Soldiers of the Living GodRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Sieh im heil'gen BibelbuchJ. H. Sammis (Author)German2
Savior, but for love like ThineJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Saved by grace alone, God's own Word believingRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English18
Saith Christ unto His ownJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
Pray, Christian, pray Always and never faintRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Plead with the God of loveJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Pardon in Jesus, my brotherRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English7
Para andar con JesúsJohn Sammis (Author)Spanish4
Once afar from home I wanderedJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
On Calvary my Savior diedJ. H. Sammis (Author)English8
O wonderful, wonderful graceRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English4
O where will you be when eternity dawnsRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
O that will be a joyful timeRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
O how blest is the man unto whom He hath saidRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Of all the woes recorded By seer or prophet dreadRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
O soul on worldly pleasures bentRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
O soldiers of Jesus, arm, arm and awayJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
O du, der auf dem breiten WegJohn Henry Sammis (Author)German1
Now to the Lord our God upraiseJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
No songs are like the Lord's songsJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
No other name but Christ our LordRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Namwandama BwanaJohn H. Sammis (Author)Swahili1
நம் ஆண்டவரின் (Nam āṇṭavariṉ)John H. Sammis (Author)Tamil2
Naar vi vandrer med GudJ. H. Sammis (Author)Norwegian2
My weary soul for rest and shelterRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
My boy, the wide world is before youJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
More precious than the rubyRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Mahvesevotsė JesusJohn H. Sammis (Author)Cheyenne2
Lord, hear our prayer (Sammis)J. H. Sammis (Author)2
Let us live while we live, for the good we can doJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Let Jesus have His wayJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Jesus is mine and I am His, I'll share with Him in gloryRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
It's all of Grace; though marred by sinJ. H. Sammis (Author)3
It is written in the Book, Hallelujah!J. H. Sammis (Author)English7
Ist der Herr unser HortJohn H. Sammis (Author)German2
Is thy cruse of comfort failing?J. H. S. (Alterer)English1
I have toiled for gold in the heat and coldJ. H. Sammis (Author)3
I have found the living fountainJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
I am going home in the good old wayJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Have you heard of the wonderful story?John Henry Sammis (Author)English3
Ha az Úrral járunkJohn H. Sammis (Author)Hungarian2
Great things the Lord has done for meJ. H. Sammis (Author)4
Go tell it to Jesus, go tell him thy woeRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Gnadengrund, mein bestes TeilJ. H. Sammis (Author)German3
Gba t’a b’Oluwarin ninu ‘mole oro reJohn H. Sammis (Author)Yoruba2
Friend saloonist, I'm a-thinkin'J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Father, my feeble faith takes holdJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
Father in Thy love draw near usRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Father, heavenly Father, Unto Thee we cryJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Em Jesus confiar, suas leis observarJohn Henry Sammis (Author)Portuguese2
當我與主同行 (Dāng wǒ yǔ zhǔ tóngxíng)John H. Sammis (Author)Chinese2
Cuando andemos con Dios escuchando su vozJ. H. Sammis (Author)Spanish5
Cuando andamos con DiosJohn H. Sammis (Author)Spanish2
Come, thou apart and rest awhileJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Come, Holy Spirit, and anewJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Com Jesus vou andar, Sua Palavra guardarJohn H. Sammis (Author)Portuguese2
Când umblăm cu DomnulJohn H. Sammis (Author)Romanian2
By Thy blood and by Thy meritJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
By Thine eye, O God, all seeingJ. H. Sammis (Author)English5
By grace redeemed through Thy blood, O LordJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Boatman, my spirit is yearningRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Be up, my soul, and doingJ. H. Sammis (Author)English6
Be strong, my soul, to will and doJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Awanto ti ulepJohn H. Sammis (Author)Tagalog2
Awake, awake, no longer dwellJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
إن تبعنا الحبيبJ. H. Sammis (Author)Arabic2
Am I a soldier of the crossJ. H. Sammis (Author (Chorus))English1
Al andar con Jesús en su fúlgida luzJohn H. Sammis (Author)Spanish3
Aia hele kakou, Me ka Haku, IesuJ. H. Sammis, 1846-1919 (Author)Hawaiian3
“A little while,”—be brave, be strongJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
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