James McGranahan

James McGranahan

[The New York Times, July 10, 1907 [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C0DEED8133EE033A25753C1A9619C946697D6CF&oref=slogin available online] ] .

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." [Brown, Theron and Butterworth, Hezekiah, "The Story of the Hymns and Tunes". New York: Amer­i­can Tract So­ci­e­ty, 1906. [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18444/18444-h/18444-h.htm at Project Gutenberg] ] .

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

[http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/m/c/g/mcgranahan_j.htm Cyberhymnal.org] has a small article and a large collection of midi files of his music.

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