NORTON (Brackett)

Composer: Lyman Brackett

Brackett was born on September 30, 1852 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He worked for a while for the Ol­i­ver Dit­son Com­pa­ny, and lat­er taught in Chick­er­ing Hall in Bos­ton. He was the mu­sic ed­it­or of the first Chris­tian Sci­ence Hym­nal in 1892, con­trib­ut­ing 99 tunes. He died on May 8, 1937 in Roslindale, Massachusetts. Sources: Hogdson, Hughes, p. 321 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >