1865–1936

Introduction

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Bilhorn Organ Ad, 1895
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Born: Ju­ly 22, 1865, Men­do­ta, Il­li­nois.

Died: De­cem­ber 13, 1936, Los An­ge­les, Ca­li­for­nia.

Buried: In­gle­wood Park Ce­me­te­ry, Ing­le­wood, Ca­li­for­nia.

Pseudonyms

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Biography

Peter was the son of Jo­hann Ge­org F. Püll­horn-Bill­horn and Ka­the­re­na Nie­hardt, and hus­band of Nel­lie May Mc­Caugh­na (mar­ried 1894). The fa­mi­ly name was changed by a judge in Ot­ta­wa, Il­li­nois, named Ab­ra­ham Lin­coln.

His fa­ther died in the Am­eri­can ci­vil war. Pe­ter and his bro­ther formed the Eu­re­ka Wa­gon and Car­riage Works in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

In 1882, Pe­ter came to Christ at meet­ings in Chi­ca­go led by George F. Pen­te­cost and George Steb­bins. He then be­gan mis­sion work in Chi­ca­go while he stu­died mu­sic un­der Steb­bins, George Root, and oth­ers.

In 1886 he sold his bu­si­ness and be­came whol­ly in­volved in ev­an­gel­ism. He wrote some 2,000 Gos­pel songs in his life­time, and for a while, worked with ev­an­gel­ist Bil­ly Sun­day.

He in­vent­ed the Bil­horn Te­le­scope Or­gan, a fold­ing pump or­gan used at re­vi­vals in the late 19th Cen­tu­ry, and found­ed the Bil­horn Fold­ing Or­gan Com­pa­ny in Chi­ca­go.

A high point in Bil­horn’s ca­reer came in 1900, when he tra­veled to Lon­don. There he con­duct­ed a 4,000 voice choir in the Crys­tal Pal­ace, and Queen Vic­tor­ia in­vit­ed him to sing in Buck­ing­ham Pal­ace.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Almost
  2. Almost I Trust­ed in Je­sus
  3. Are You Build­ing on the Rock?
  4. Are You Hea­vy La­den?
  5. Are You Rea­dy?
  6. Are You Rea­dy for the Com­ing of the Lord?
  7. Are Your Feet on the Rock?
  8. Art Thou Weak, Af­flict­ed Soul?
  9. At the Door the Sav­ior’s Knock­ing
  10. Be Not Wea­ry in Well Do­ing
  11. Beautiful Beams of Sun­shine
  12. Beggar Blind Sat by the Way, A
  13. Beggar Blind, the Truth I Learned, A
  14. Behold He Com­eth
  15. Behold the Ar­mies of the King
  16. Best Friend to Have Is Je­sus, The
  17. Blessed As­sur­ance Je­sus Hath Said
  18. Blessed Be the God and Fa­ther of Our Sav­ior
  19. Blessed Je­sus, Thou Art Mine
  20. But as Ma­ny as Re­ceived Him
  21. By the Cross of Christ, Our Sav­ior
  22. Carry Me Back to My Mo­ther’s True Love
  23. Christ Is Com­ing
  24. Christ, Our Rock!
  25. Clouds of Doubt Have Flown Away, The
  26. Come, Is the Call of the Fa­ther
  27. Come, Lord Je­sus, Come!
  28. Come, Lord Je­sus, Our Guest to Be
  29. Come Near to the Bed­side of Mo­ther
  30. Come Sin­ners, Come to Je­sus Now
  31. Come to the Sav­ior, While He Is Call­ing
  32. Come, Ye Child­ren, March Along
  33. Could You Wel­come Him To­night?
  34. Dark and Thor­ny Is the Desert
  35. Days Are Quick­ly Pass­ing, The
  36. Do Not Mind What Oth­ers Say
  37. Down by the Ri­ver on Re­demp­tion Ground
  38. Drifting Away from Christ in Thy Youth
  39. Eternal Ho­ly Ghost of Love
  40. Every Fet­ter He Has Brok­en
  41. Far Be­yond the Shin­ing Gate
  42. Far from God, to Christ a Stran­ger
  43. Far Out up­on the By­ways
  44. Father and Mo­ther Pray­ing
  45. Field Is Great, the Grain Is White, The
  46. For God So Loved the World
  47. Gather Up the Rays of Sun­shine
  48. Gathering of the Saints, The
  49. Glory Be to the Fa­ther!
  50. Glory to Je­sus Who Died on the Tree
  51. Good News
  52. Happy in Je­sus, O Won­der­ful Grace
  53. Hark, the An­gels’ Voic­es Sing
  54. Hast Thou Heard of God Who in Won­drous Love
  55. Hast Thou Not Known, Hast Thou Not Heard?
  56. Have You Been Down at the Fount­ain?
  57. Have You Bur­dens Hard to Bear?
  58. Have You Told Je­sus the Bur­dens You Bear?
  59. He Is Call­ing Thee, My Bro­ther
  60. He Is Com­ing Again
  61. He That Win­neth Souls Is Wise
  62. He Will Bring Me Home
  63. Hear the Cry­ing in the Land
  64. He’s a Friend That Stick­eth Clos­er
  65. He’s Able to Keep You from Fall­ing
  66. He’s Com­ing By and By
  67. His Love Is Ev­er Abid­ing
  68. Ho, Ye Ran­somed, Come and Sing
  69. How Won­der­ful to Know the Pow­er
  70. I Am Hap­py on My Way
  71. I Am Sing­ing To­day of the Cross and the Blood
  72. I Am Tra­vel­ing on the Way to Glo­ry
  73. I Am Wait­ing for the Morn­ing
  74. I Came to Je­sus in My Sin
  75. I Can Nev­er Tell How Much He Is to Me
  76. I Can Sing the Won­drous Sto­ry
  77. I Can Tell You When, I Can Tell You Where
  78. I Come to Thee, Dear Sav­ior
  79. I Do Be­lieve with All My Soul
  80. I Found It, I Found It
  81. I Found Sweet Peace in Christ My Lord
  82. I Had So Ma­ny Sins, and He Took Them All Away
  83. I Have Heard of a Land Where Bright An­gels Dwell
  84. I Have Je­sus in My Heart, and I’m Sa­tis­fied
  85. I Know He Is Mine
  86. I Know Not Where the Way May Lead Me
  87. I Love to Sing of Je­sus
  88. I Once Was a Re­bel, but Now I Am Free
  89. I Shall Wear a Crown
  90. I Sing of His Love Abid­ing
  91. I Stood All Alone by the Way­side
  92. I Walked in the Wood­land Mea­dows
  93. I Wan­dered in Dark­ness and Knew Not the Light
  94. I Was a Ru­ined Sin­ner
  95. I Was Ly­ing at the Pool of Be­thes­da
  96. I Was Stray­ing Afar from the Shel­ter­ing Fold
  97. I Was Wea­ry, Lost and Stray­ing
  98. I Will Be There with Je­sus
  99. I Will Cast in the Depths of the Fath­om­less Sea
  100. I Will Fol­low Thee, My Sav­ior
  101. I Will Meet You There in the Morn­ing Fair
  102. I Will Praise My Dear Re­deem­er
  103. I Will Sing the Prais­es of My Lord and Sav­ior
  104. I Will Walk the Streets of Glo­ry By and By
  105. If o’er Your Way Dark Clouds Arise
  106. If We Al­ways Go to Je­sus When the Bil­lows Roll
  107. If You Would Know the Peace of God
  108. If Your Heart Is Right
  109. If Your Heart Is Sad
  110. I’m Hap­py in the Love of Je­sus
  111. I’m Home­ward Bound
  112. I’m on My Way to Zi­on’s Hill
  113. I’m Sa­tis­fied with Je­sus
  114. In My Heart a Song Is Swell­ing Like a Migh­ty Sea
  115. In My Heart Lives a Song That I Sing All Day Long
  116. In My Me­mo­ry There Lin­ger Thoughts of Mo­ther
  117. In the Cause of Right
  118. In the Land of Stran­gers
  119. In the Land of Won­drous Beau­ty
  120. In the Sweet Days of My Child­hood
  121. Is It You?
  122. Jesus Re­deems Me from Ev­ery Sin
  123. Jesus Saves Me To­day
  124. Jesus Stands Rea­dy to Par­don
  125. Jesus Was Tempt­ed and Tried
  126. Kept in His Love
  127. King May Come To­day, The
  128. Kiss Me, Mo­ther
  129. Lamb of God, The
  130. Lead Me Till I Reach That Ci­ty
  131. Let Me Ev­er, Lord, Love and Keep Thy Word
  132. Let Us Give Praise un­to Our King
  133. Life Ev­er­last­ing He Of­fers to Thee
  134. Life Ev­er­last­ing Is Of­fered to All
  135. Lift Up Your Voic­es, O Lord Let Them Ring
  136. Lift Your Eyes and Look on Je­sus
  137. Like the Love of God, the Fa­ther
  138. Listen, Bro­ther, While We Sing of the Sav­ior
  139. Living Wa­ter O How Sweet
  140. Living Wa­ter Pure and Free
  141. Lonely Lov­ing Mo­ther Waits, A
  142. Long Ago the Sav­ior Sought Us
  143. Look Where You Step, Young Man of To­day
  144. Lord, Ac­cord­ing to Thy Lov­ing Kind­ness
  145. Lord Has Washed Away My Sin, The
  146. Lord, Save Me
  147. Lord, This Is What We Need
  148. Lord’s My Light and Li­ber­ty, The
  149. Lord’s Our Rock, in Him We Hide, The
  150. Love Sur­pass­ing Hu­man Love
  151. Man Whose Trans­gress­ions Are Par­doned, The
  152. Master Is Come and Call­eth for Thee, The
  153. Master Is Com­ing, The
  154. Messiah’s Call Rings Out to One and All
  155. Mine the Crown and King­dom Is
  156. More and More I Long for Je­sus
  157. My Boy, You Are Near­ing Life’s Man­hood
  158. My Sav­ior Con­trol­leth My Ev­ery Way
  159. Nobly Our Flag Is Wav­ing
  160. Not To­night
  161. Nothing for Je­sus No Place in Your Heart
  162. O Bro­ther, Which Side of the Lord Will You Stand?
  163. O, Don’t You Want to Work for Je­sus?
  164. O Hear the Sweet Bells Ring­ing
  165. O House of Ma­ny Man­sions
  166. O Sing the Glad News of Je­sus
  167. O Tell Me the Sto­ry of Je­sus
  168. O Trust the Sav­ior, Let Come What May
  169. O What Are You Do­ing for Je­sus?
  170. O Who Is This For­giv­eth Sin?
  171. O Why Do You Car­ry Your Bur­den Alone?
  172. O Ye Who Have Heard the Gos­pel
  173. Oh! My Bro­ther, Art Thou Drift­ing?
  174. Oh, What a Sav­ior, He’s Plead­ing for You
  175. Oh, What Will You Do in the Sol­emn Day?
  176. Oh, Ye Who Are Bound by the Fet­ters
  177. On Cal­va­ry He Took the Sin­ner’s Place
  178. One Night as I Lay Dream­ing
  179. Out up­on the Mount­ain Stray­ing
  180. Over the Noise of Bat­tle
  181. Over the Ri­ver, Not Far Away
  182. Peace, Be Still!
  183. Pilgrims of Earth, as Ye Sow Ye Shall Reap
  184. Praise to the Fa­ther, Blest
  185. Precious Mo­ther, I Am Go­ing
  186. Prepare to Meet Thy God
  187. Prepare Ye the Way
  188. Redemption’s Sto­ry
  189. Remember from Whence Thou Art Fall­en
  190. Rouse, Ye Chris­tians
  191. Salvation! O Sing the Glad Sto­ry
  192. Saved by Grace Through Faith Alone
  193. Savior Hath Said That No Tears Shall Be Shed, The
  194. Savior in Love Is Call­ing, The
  195. Savior Is My All in All, The
  196. Savior Now Is Stand­ing Out­side, The
  197. Savior Shed His Pre­cious Blood on Cal­va­ry, The
  198. Savior Stands Wait­ing and Knocks at Thy Door, The
  199. Savior’s Hand Is Knock­ing, The
  200. Say, Is Your Lamp Burn­ing, My Bro­ther?
  201. Seeking for Je­sus in Beth­le­hem
  202. She Would Wipe Away My Tear­drops
  203. Should the Mas­ter Call Me Home To­day
  204. Since I Have Found My Je­sus Dear
  205. Sing, O My Soul, Re­peat the ol­den Sto­ry
  206. Smile, Smile When You’re Feel­ing Blue
  207. So Near to the King­dom
  208. Some Day When My Toil­ing and Tri­als Are O’er
  209. Somebody Cares
  210. Son of God Hath Pow­er on Earth, The
  211. Sweet Peace, the Gift of God’s Love
  212. Sweet, Sweet Old Sto­ry, Oft Has Been Told
  213. Take Me, Make Me
  214. There Are Op­por­tu­ni­ties in Each Bu­sy Day
  215. There Are Sheep Astray from the Mas­ter’s Fold
  216. There Came to My Heart a Sweet Mes­sage of Love
  217. There Is a Full Sal­va­tion
  218. There Is a Sec­ret Tried and True
  219. There Is Love, True Love, in the Heav’n­ly Home
  220. There Is Sun­shine in the Val­ley
  221. There Is Work That We Can Do
  222. There Was an Old De­can­ter
  223. There Was No Hope With­in My Heart
  224. There’ll Be No Dark Ri­ver for Me to Cross
  225. There’s a Church in the Val­ley by the Wild­wood
  226. There’s a Home Be­yond This Vale
  227. There’s a Joy for Ev­ery Sor­row
  228. There’s a Land Where Sor­row and Sin Are Nev­er Known
  229. There’s a Pro­mise Re­cord­ed in God’s Ho­ly Word
  230. There’s No Hope Be­yond the Grave
  231. There’s No One to Go to but Je­sus
  232. There’s Pow­er in the Blood
  233. There’s Some­one Who Knows When the Waves Roll High
  234. This Is the Gold­en Seed Time
  235. Thou Art Drift­ing Down Life’s Ri­ver
  236. Though the Way Seems Dark Be­fore You
  237. Though We Are Lit­tle and Do Not Mean Much
  238. Thy Sins I Bore on Cal­va­ry’s Tree
  239. ’Tis Sweet to Kneel in Hum­ble Prayer
  240. Traveler Wea­ry on Life’s Rug­ged Way
  241. ’Twas for Me the Christ of God
  242. ’Twas in the Days of Care­less Youth
  243. ’Twas Je­sus, My Sav­ior
  244. We Are Com­ing to Thee for Help, O Lord
  245. We Are Lit­tle Child­ren, Ser­vants of the Lord
  246. We Are Lit­tle Sun­beams Shin­ing Bright
  247. We Are March­ing Along with Our Ban­ner
  248. We’re a Hap­py Chris­tian Band, March­ing
  249. What a Com­pas­sion­ate Sav­ior Is He
  250. What Are You Do­ing for Je­sus?
  251. What Can Wash Away My Guil­ty Stain?
  252. What Will You Now Do with Je­sus?
  253. When Days Are Dull and Drea­ry
  254. When He Com­eth in His Glory
  255. When I Awake in the Morn­ing Light
  256. When I Hear the Grand Old Sto­ry, Oft­en Told
  257. When I Re­call the Love That Je­sus Had for Me
  258. When I Was Drif­ting Out up­on the Sea
  259. When My Sav­ior I Shall See
  260. When My Soul Is Sore Dis­tressed
  261. When the Pow­er Fell on Me
  262. When We Came to the Lord
  263. When You Are Wea­ry and Bur­dened with Care
  264. When You See a Fel­low Hedg­ing
  265. Wheresoever We May Go in This World of Sin and Woe
  266. While the Shep­herds Watched Their Flock of Sheep
  267. While the Years Are Roll­ing By
  268. Who Is Ten­der­ly Call­ing You Home?
  269. Why Do I He­si­tate?
  270. Why Not Help Some­bo­dy Along
  271. Will You Meet Me in the Home­land?
  272. Wondrous Gift of God to Earth
  273. Ye Shall Be Bap­tized with the Ho­ly Ghost
  274. You Have Heard the Gos­pel Mes­sage

Music

  1. Aguascalientes
  2. Allgäu
  3. Almost
  4. Ambala (ar­ran­ger)
  5. Antibes
  6. Ascot
  7. By and By (Og­don)
  8. Changchun
  9. Chiapas
  10. Christ Is Born
  11. Coming Home To­night
  12. Côte d’A­zur
  13. Could I Tell It
  14. Davos
  15. Dawning Love
  16. Do Not Pass Me By
  17. Drifting Away from God
  18. Fight On
  19. Gütersloh
  20. Have You Heard the Mes­sage?
  21. Having Done All, to Stand
  22. Hayward
  23. Hazelwood
  24. Heathrow
  25. He’s Com­ing Back
  26. I Shall Be Glad when Je­sus Comes
  27. I Will, I Will!
  28. I Will Sing the Won­drous Sto­ry
  29. In the Morn­ing
  30. It Was Best to Be So
  31. Jesus Keeps My Heart Sing­ing
  32. Jesus Knows
  33. Jesus, Thou My On­ly Re­fuge
  34. Keep on Be­liev­ing (ar­ran­ger)
  35. Living Where the Heal­ing Wa­ters Flow
  36. Lo! I Am with You Al­way
  37. Mariupol
  38. Münster
  39. My Name in Mo­ther’s Pray­er
  40. Nanaimo
  41. O Tell Me More of Christ
  42. Only a Touch!
  43. Pico Ri­ve­ra
  44. Plumas
  45. Poltava
  46. Rawalpindi
  47. Room in Hea­ven for Thee
  48. Run to Win
  49. Say, Will You Be There?
  50. Some Glad Sweet Day
  51. Someone Is Wait­ing for You
  52. Story Nev­er Old, The
  53. Sweet Peace, the Gift of God’s Love
  54. Sword of the Lord and of Gi­de­on, The
  55. There Is Cleans­ing in the Blood
  56. We Walk by Faith
  57. Weep No More
  58. What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?
  59. When He Calls the Roll
  60. Whistler
  61. Why Lon­ger Wait?
  62. Will You and I Be There?
  63. You Will Out­shine the Sun
  64. Your Sins Are Re­mem­bered No More