John Jenkins Husband

John Jenkins Husband (c. 1753 – 21 March 1825)[1] was an English composer and clergyman who composed hymns including "Revive Us Again",[2] "We Are on the Journey Home" and "We Praise Thee, O God".[3] Born in Plymouth, England, Husband was a clerk at Surrey Chapel.[4] He relocated to the United States in 1809 and worked as a music teacher and parish clerk in Philadelphia,[5] where he died.[2]

References

Citations
  1. Britton & Lowens 1990, p. 345.
  2. Norris 1981, p. 322.
  3. Carroll 2008, p. 61.
  4. "Stories of Famous Hymns". Mount Carmel Item. 16 November 1940. p. 3.
  5. Butterworth & Brown 1906, p. 416.

Bibliography
  • Britton, Allen Perdue; Lowens, Irving (1990). American Sacred Music Imprints, 1698–1810. American Antiquarian Society. ISBN 9780912296951.
  • Butterworth, Hezekiah; Brown, Theron (1906). The Story of the Hymns and Tunes. American Tract Society. ISBN 9781404706057.
  • Carroll, Lucy E. (2008). The Hymn Writers of Early Pennsylvania. Xulon Press. ISBN 9781606475201.
  • Norris, Gerald (1981). A Musical Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland. David & Charles. ISBN 9780715378458.
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