[Down in the valley among the sweet grasses] (McDonald)

[Down in the valley among the sweet grasses] (McDonald)

Arranger: W. McDonald
Published in 4 hymnals


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Arranger: W. McDonald

McDonald, Rev. William. (Belmont, Maine, March 1, 1820--September 11, 1901, Monrovia, California). Becoming a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 he was admitted to the Maine Conference in 1843, being transferred to that of Wisconsin in 1855 and of New England in 1859. For a number of years he was editor of the Advocate of Christian Holiness. In addition to being a writer of biographies and religious books, he compiled, or assisted in compiling, a number of song books of the gospel song type, among them being the Western Minstrel (1840), Wesleyan Minstrel (1853), Beulah Songs (1870), Tribute of Praise (1874). This last book was that which had been compiled by McDonald and L.F. Snow, and re-edited by Eben Tourjée, appea… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Down in the valley among the sweet grasses] (McDonald)
Arranger: W. McDonald
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Incipit: 56553 33433 25655
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #8128

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