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William F. Sherwin

1826 - 1888 Person Name: W. F. Sherwin Author of "Marching to Glory" in Songs and Solos used by the Christian Crusaders Sherwin, William Fisk, an American Baptist, was born at Buckland, Massachusetts, March 14,1826. His educational opportunities, so far as schools were concerned, were few, but he made excellent use of his time and surroundings. At fifteen he went to Boston and studied music under Dr. Mason: In due course he became a teacher of vocal music, and held several important appointments in Massachusetts; in Hudson and Albany, New York County, and then in New York City. Taking special interest in Sunday Schools, he composed carols and hymn-tunes largely for their use, and was associated with the Rev. R. Lowry and others in preparing Bright Jewels, and other popular Sunday School hymn and tune books. A few of his melodies are known in Great Britain through I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, where they are given with his signature. His hymnwriting was limited. The following pieces are in common use:— 1. Grander than ocean's story (1871). The Love of God. 2. Hark, bark, the merry Christmas bells. Christmas Carol. 3. Lo, the day of God is breaking. The Spiritual Warfare. 4. Wake the song of joy and gladness. Sunday School or Temperance Anniversary. 5. Why is thy faith, 0 Child of God, so small. Safety in Jesus. Mr. Sherwin died at Boston, Massachusetts, April 14, 1888. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Sherwin, W. F., p. 1055, i. Another hymn from his Bright Jewels, 1869, p. 68, is "Sound the battle cry" (Christian Courage), in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and several other collections. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Henry C. Work

1832 - 1884 Person Name: H. C. Work Composer of "[Come with hearts and voices now and sing a gospel song]" in Waves of Glory b. 10-1-1832, Middletown, CT, d. 6-8-1884, Hartford, CT; composer LOC Name Authority Files

H. T. Crossley

1850 - 1934 Person Name: H. T. C. Alterer of "Marching to Glory" in Songs of Salvation Hugh Thomas Crossley was part of Canadian revival team, along with John Edwin Hunter. They were both Methodist ministers. Dianne Shapiro, from Revivals and Roller Rinks: religion, leisure and identity in late-nineteenth-century small-town Ontario by Lynn Sorrel Marks, University of Toronto Press, 1996