James McGranahan

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James McGranahan was a nineteenth-century American musician and composer, most known for his various hymns. He was born 4 July 1840, in West Fallowfield or Adamsville, Pennsylvania, and died 9 July 1907 in Kinsman, Ohio [1].

He composed over 25 hymns. For example, in one work he is listed as the composer of three notable songs: "He Will Hide Me" by Mary Elizabeth Servoss, "Revive Thy Work, O Lord" by Albert Midlane, and "Come" by a "Mrs. James Gibson Johnson." [2].

The music of his hymn "My Redeemer," written for lyrics by P. P. Bliss,[3] is used as the accompaniment for the Latter-Day Saints hymn "O My Father."

Cyberhymnal.org has a small article and a large collection of midi files of his music.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The New York Times, July 10, 1907 available online
  2. ^ Brown, Theron and Butterworth, Hezekiah, The Story of the Hymns and Tunes. New York: Amer­i­can Tract So­ci­e­ty, 1906. at Project Gutenberg
  3. ^ The tune is often known by the first line in Bliss' lyrics, "I will sing of my Redeemer." See McCann, Forrest M. (1997). Hymns and History: An Annotated Survey of Sources. Abilene, TX: ACU Press. Pp. 154, 359-360. [ISBN 0-89112-058-0]
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