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Short Name: E. J. King
Full Name: King, E. J. (Elisha J.), ca. 1821-1844
Birth Year: 1821
Death Year: 1844

Elisha J. King was the co-compiler (with B. F. White) of the fasola shape note tunebook The Sacred Harp, but died shortly after the volume was published.

Wikipedia Biography

Elisha James King (1821-1844) was, with B. F. White, the compiler of The Sacred Harp, a shape note hymnbook that came to be used widely in the rural South. In revised form, the book continues to be popular among singers to this day. Little is known about King's short life. Steel (2010) suggests that he mostly likely was born in Wilkinson County, Georgia; his parents were named John King and Elizabeth Dubose. The family moved in 1828 to Talbot County. E. J. King worked as a farmer and also taught singing to others. The Sacred Harp was first published in 1844; King died 31 August of the same year.
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TextsTunesHymnals
Tunes by E. J. King (27)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
ABBEVILLEE. J. King (Arranger)313132 67135 65616
BOUND FOR CANAANE. J. King (Composer)855561 22611 56555
CANAAN'S LANDE. J. King (Composer)433113 21232 33132
CARNSVILLEE. J. King (Composer)551115 61133 21355
DULL CAREE. J. King (Arranger)251355 45213 21215
WILLOUGHBYE. J. King (Arranger)251113 12223 44432
FROZEN HEARTE. J. King (Arranger)311356 53215 11132
FULFILLMENT (King)E. J. King (Arranger)256453 45211 43431
GOSPEL TRUMPET (King)E. J. King (Arranger)251231 23443 21555
HOLINESS (King)E. J. King (Arranger)213553 23365 51655
MASONIC ODEE. J. King (Treble by)1
ODE ON LIFE'S JOURNEYE. J. King (Composer)212321 51134 55331
REVERENTIAL ANTHEME. J. King (Composer)312345 65434 32121
SERVICE OF THE LORDE. J. King (Arranger)256153 55313 55532
SOLEMNITY (King)E. J. King (Composer)317532 17571 75457
SWEET CANAAN (32112)E. J. King (Arranger)232112 23423 45314
THE BOWER OF PRAYERE. J. King (Composer)216561 23211 23432
THE CHILD OF GRACEE. J. King (Arranger)117532 17571 54571
THE DYING CHRISTIANE. J. King (Arranger)251123 21554 35616
THE SUFFERINGS OF CHRISTE. J. King (Arranger)231115 61312 11561
THE LOVELY STORYElisha J. King (Arranger)2
THE PRODIGAL SONE. J. King (Arranger)251115 11151 23432
THE SAINTS BOUND FOR HEAVENJ. King (Composer)132311 16561 22323
THE SAVIOUR'S WORD (TALBOTTON)E. J. King (Composer)2
TURN, SINNER, TURNE. J. King (Arranger)313322 11755 77512
UNION (11211)E. J. King (Arranger)211211 75771 54451
WEEPING SAVIOR (13537)E. J. King (Composer)313537 11357 54543

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