[A long time I wandered in darkness and sin] (Bliss)

[A long time I wandered in darkness and sin] (Bliss)

Composer: P. P. Bliss
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: P. P. Bliss

Philip P. Bliss (b. Clearfield County, PA, 1838; d. Ashtabula, OH, 1876) left home as a young boy to make a living by working on farms and in lumber camps, all while trying to continue his schooling. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. Bliss became an itinerant music teacher, making house calls on horseback during the winter, and during the summer attending the Normal Academy of Music in Genesco, New York. His first song was published in 1864, and in 1868 Dwight L. Moody advised him to become a singing evangelist. For the last two years of his life Bliss traveled with Major D. W. Whittle and led the music at revival meetings in the Midwest and Southern United States. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey published a popular series of hym… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [A long time I wandered in darkness and sin] (Bliss)
Composer: P. P. Bliss
Incipit: 11766 55343 22232
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
Page Scan

Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 (Gospel Hymns) #222

Page Scan

Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 #222

Page Scan

Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs #66

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us