[Now sweeps a song of solemn joy]

[Now sweeps a song of solemn joy]

Composer: Ira Bishop Wilson
Published in 3 hymnals


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Composer: Ira Bishop Wilson

Ira Bishop Wilson, 1880-1950 Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1880, Bed­ford, Io­wa. Died: Ap­ril 3, 1950, Los An­ge­les, Cal­i­for­nia. Buried: For­est Lawn Me­mor­i­al Park, Glen­dale, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Fred B. Hol­ton. Wilson’s sis­ter taught him to play the vi­o­lin and or­gan while still at home. Around 1902, Ira be­gan stu­dies at the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. In 1905, he went to work for the Lorenz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny in Day­ton, Ohio. His com­po­si­tions ap­peared in The Choir Lead­er and The Choir Her­ald; he al­so served as ed­it­or in chief of The Vol­un­teer Choir. His works in­clude: The King’s Mes­sage, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (N… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Now sweeps a song of solemn joy]
Composer: Ira Bishop Wilson
Incipit: 54532 17651 72676
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #29
Text: Across the Templed Hills
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Small Church Music #6593

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The Cyber Hymnal #29

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