Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…
William J. Reynolds, in his Companion to Baptist Hymnal (1976), p. 161, wrote as follows:
Happy Day appeared in William McDonald’s Wesleyan Sacred Harp (Boston, 1854), set to “Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone” with the present refrain, “Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away!…
Display Title: Oh Salvador, Mi Buen JesúsFirst Line: Oh Salvador, mi Buen JesúsTune Title: FEDERAL STREETAuthor: AnónimoDate: 1964Subject: Vida en Cristo | Fe y Confianza