Sanford Fillmore Bennett

Sanford Fillmore Bennett
Short Name: Sanford Fillmore Bennett
Full Name: Bennett, Sanford Fillmore, 1836-1898
Birth Year: 1836
Death Year: 1898

Sanford Fillmore Bennett was born in Eden, New York, 21 June 1836. He and his parents moved to Plainfield, Illinois when he was two years old. He worked on the farm and attended district school during the winter. He was a voracious reader. At sixteen he entered Waukegon Academy. Two years later he began teaching at Wauconda. In 1858 he entered the University of Michigan, Afterward he had charge of the schools in Richmond, Illinois. Two years later he resigned and became Associate Editor of the Independent at Elkhorn, Wisconsin. In 1864 he enlisted in the Wisconsin Volunteers and served as Second Lieutenant. After the war he returned to Elkhorn and opened a drug store and began the study of medicine. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1874.

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 Sanford Fillmore Bennett (48)AsAuthority Languagessort descendingInstances
Above the stars is restSanford F. Bennett (Author)2
Care for us little onesSanford F. Bennett (Author)3
He loves me too, O blessedSanford F. Bennett (Author)3
Hvilket Land, ret som Lyset saa klartSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)2
I was hungry and lameDr. S. Fillmore Bennett (Author)2
O how happy we shall be (Bennett)Sanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)4
The bells ring out, this Christmas mornSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)2
We shall meet in heavenS. Fillmore Bennett (Author)2
When will the sweet tomorrowSanford F. Bennett (Author)3
Be Thou my Guide, I cannot clearly seeS. Filmore Bennett (Author)English2
Draw near, O ComforterDr. S. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English5
Hail, gracious morn whose lightS. Filmore Bennett (Author)English5
Hearts that are burdened with sorrowDr. S. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
How oft this heart of mineSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)English3
I am coming to Jesus for rest, Rest such as the purified knowS. F. Bennett (Author)English3
I love my precious Savior, For He has died for meSanford F. Bennett (Author)English2
I stand on memory's golden shoreSanford F. Bennett (Author)English2
In Bethlehem was Jesus bornSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore (Chorus)Sanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)English1
Listen to the ripple, rippleDr. S. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
Never falter, never falter, Till the glorious crown is wonS. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
O who will bear the bannersSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
Sing we a song of the SaviorDr. S. Fillimore Bennett (Author)English9
Sit down by my side as of oldS. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
Sweet is the rest that waits On yonder shining shoreSanford F. Bennett (Author)English3
There shall dawn a glorious morningS. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English6
There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afarSanford F. Bennett (Author)English599
We sing the song of JesusS. Fillmore Bennett (Author)English4
When the red flame of war was alight in the landSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)English2
لي مقام بهيج سناSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Arabic1
Tsemo'onatamano'ė ho'eSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Cheyenne2
有一地比正午更光明 (Yǒuyī dì bǐ zhèngwǔ gèng guāngmíng)Sanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Chinese2
Drücken dich Kummer und SorgenDr. S. Fillmore Bennett (Author)German3
Es blüht uns ein herrliches LandSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)German1
Es erglänzt uns von ferne ein LandS. F. Bennett (Author)German13
Herz, o mein Herz, lass' das SorgenSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)German2
Unser wartet ein Land reinster Freud'Sanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)German1
V’e’ una patria piu’ bella del soleSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Italian2
Ao ny lanitra tsara tokoaS. F. Bennett (Author)Malagasy2
O, mamiratra fatratra erySanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Malagasy2
Eu avisto um Lar Mui FelizSanford F. Bennett (Author)Portuguese2
Издали нам сияет страна (Izdali nam siyayet strana)Sanford F. Bennett (Author)Russian2
Hay un mundo feliz más alláS. F. Bennett (Author)Spanish7
Pecador, ven al dulce Jesús, Y feliz para siempre serásS. F. Bennett (Author)Spanish2
Nchi nzuri yametametaSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Swahili2
Nyimbo na tuziimbe tena Sanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Swahili1
Till det härliga land ovan skynSanford F. Bennett (Author)Swedish7
Adda ingget raniag a dagaSanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)Tagalog2

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