John H. Sammis

Short Name: John H. Sammis
Full Name: Sammis, John H. (John Henry), 1846-1919
Birth Year: 1846
Death Year: 1919

John H. Sammis was born in Brooklyn. He moved to Logansport, Indiana when ye was 22, where he was converted to Christianity. He was active in the Y.M.C.A., serving as secretary for the Terre Haute Association and later becoming State Secretary. After this, he studied at Lane and McCormack seminaries and was ordained in the Presbyterian church at Glidden, Iowa. He also pastored churches in Indianapolis, Grand Haven, MI, Red Wing and St. Paul, Minn. In 1909 he became associated with the Los Angeles Bible Institute. He wrote more that 100 hymns.

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 John H. Sammis (97)AsAuthority Languagessort descendingInstances
“A little while,”—be brave, be strongJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
Father, my feeble faith takes holdJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
Great things the Lord has done for meJ. H. Sammis (Author)4
I have toiled for gold in the heat and coldJ. H. Sammis (Author)3
It's all of Grace; though marred by sinJ. H. Sammis (Author)3
Lord, hear our prayer (Sammis)J. H. Sammis (Author)2
Once afar from home I wanderedJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
Thou blessed Lord Jesus, my treasure divineJ. H. Sammis (Author)3
We are one with the Son, reckoned holy as HeJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
What a change that will beJ. H. Sammis (Author)2
Am I a soldier of the crossJ. H. Sammis (Author (Chorus))English1
Awake, awake, no longer dwellJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
Be strong, my soul, to will and doJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English2
Be up, my soul, and doingJ. H. Sammis (Author)English6
Boatman, my spirit is yearningRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
By grace redeemed through Thy blood, O LordRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English4
By Thine eye, O God, all seeingJ. H. Sammis (Author)English5
By Thy blood and by Thy meritJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
Come, Holy Spirit, and anewJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Come, thou apart and rest awhileRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Father, heavenly Father, Unto Thee we cryJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Father in Thy love draw near usRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Friend saloonist, I'm a-thinkin'John Henry Sammis (Author)English2
Go tell it to Jesus, go tell him thy woeJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Have you heard of the wonderful story?J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
I am going home in the good old wayJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
I have found the living fountainRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Is thy cruse of comfort failing?J. H. S. (Alterer)English1
It is written in the Book, Hallelujah!J. H. Sammis (Author)English7
Jesus is mine and I am His, I'll share with Him in gloryJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
Let Jesus have His wayJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Let us live while we live, for the good we can doJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
More precious than the rubyJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
My boy, the wide world is before youJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
My weary soul for rest and shelterJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
No other name but Christ our LordJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
No songs are like the Lord's songsJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
Now to the Lord our God upraiseJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
O how blest is the man unto whom He hath saidJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
O soldiers of Jesus, arm, arm and awayJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
O soul on worldly pleasures bentRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
O that will be a joyful timeJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
O where will you be when eternity dawnsJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
O wonderful, wonderful graceRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English4
Of all the woes recorded By seer or prophet dreadJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
On Calvary my Savior diedJ. H. Sammis (Author)English8
Pardon in Jesus, my brotherRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English7
Plead with the God of loveJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Pray, Christian, pray Always and never faintRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Saith Christ unto His ownRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Saved by grace alone, God's own Word believingJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English18
Savior, but for love like ThineJ. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Soldiers of the Living GodRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
The life I lived was low and meanJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
There are friends beloved in gloryRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
There is only one way to get right with GodJ. H. Sammis (Author)English3
To thee, who from the narrow roadJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English17
Today, today the Father waitsJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
Trust and obey, for there's no other way (Chorus)Rev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
Wayward feet are homeward turningJohn H. Sammis (Author)English2
We all like sheep have gone astray, We've turned us each to his own wayJ. H. Sammis (Author)English6
We know not yet what we shall be, Though now the sons of GodRev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English3
What were we when mercy found usJ. H. Sammis (Author)English4
When the night comes on and the work is doneJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English7
When we walk with the LordJohn H. Sammis (Author)English428
Who is like unto Jehovah?Rev. J. H. Sammis (Author)English2
Why should I charge my soul with careJohn H. Sammis, 1844-1919 (Author)English40
Ye sons of men to you we bringJohn Henry Sammis (Author)English4
إن تبعنا الحبيبJ. H. Sammis (Author)Arabic2
Mahvesevotsė JesusJohn H. Sammis (Author)Cheyenne2
當我與主同行 (Dāng wǒ yǔ zhǔ tóngxíng)John H. Sammis (Author)Chinese2
Gnadengrund, mein bestes TeilJ. H. Sammis (Author)German3
Ist der Herr unser HortJohn H. Sammis (Author)German2
O du, der auf dem breiten WegJohn Henry Sammis (Author)German1
Sieh im heil'gen BibelbuchJ. H. Sammis (Author)German2
Was braucht mein Herz voll Sorge sein?J. H. Sammis (Author)German3
Wenn auf Jesum wir schau'nJohn H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wenn wir wandeln in HerrnJohn H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wenn wir wandeln mit GottJohn H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wer dem Heiland gehörtJohn H. Sammis (Author)German2
Wer dem Heiland still lauschtJ. H. Sammis (Author)German1
Wie hirtenlos, in Sturmesweh'nJohn Henry Sammis (Author)German1
Aia hele kakou, Me ka Haku, IesuJ. H. Sammis, 1846-1919 (Author)Hawaiian3
Ha az Úrral járunkJohn H. Sammis (Author)Hungarian2
വേദ വെളിച്ചത്തില്‍, നാഥന്‍ പാതെ പോകില്‍ (Vēda veḷiccattil, nāthan pāte pēākil)John Henry Sammis (Author)Malayalam2
Naar vi vandrer med GudJ. H. Sammis (Author)Norwegian2
Com Jesus vou andar, Sua Palavra guardarJohn H. Sammis (Author)Portuguese2
Em Jesus confiar, suas leis observarJohn H. Sammis (Author)Portuguese2
Când umblăm cu DomnulJohn H. Sammis (Author)Romanian2
Al andar con Jesús en su fúlgida luzJ. H. Sammis (Author)Spanish3
Cuando andamos con DiosJohn H. Sammis (Author)Spanish2
Cuando andemos con Dios escuchando su vozJ. H. Sammis (Author)Spanish5
Para andar con JesúsJohn H. Sammis (Author)Spanish4
Namwandama BwanaJohn H. Sammis (Author)Swahili1
Awanto ti ulepJohn H. Sammis (Author)Tagalog2
நம் ஆண்டவரின் (Nam āṇṭavariṉ)John H. Sammis (Author)Tamil2
Gba t’a b’Oluwarin ninu ‘mole oro reJohn H. Sammis (Author)Yoruba2
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