1834–1918

Introduction

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Born: Oc­tober 7, 1834, War­ren, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Died: Oc­to­ber 18, 1918, High­wood (Findagrave) or Englewood (Wikipedia), New Jer­sey.

Buried: Bris­tol Cen­ter Ce­me­te­ry, Can­an­dai­gua, New York.

Pseudonyms

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Biography

Converse at­tend­ed the aca­de­my at El­mi­ra, New York. In 1855, he went to Ger­ma­ny to stu­dy mu­sic un­der Plai­dy, Rich­ter, and Haupt­man, and was a friend of Franz Liszt and Lou­is Spohr.

He re­ceived his law de­gree in 1861 from Al­ba­ny Uni­ver­si­ty and his LLD from Ruth­er­ford Col­lege in 1895. He worked as an at­tor­ney in Er­ie, Penn­syl­van­ia.

He wrote a num­ber of piec­es of mu­sic, in­clud­ing tunes for Ira San­key & Will­iam Brad­bu­ry.

Works

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Lyrics

  1. Give Your­self to Je­sus Whol­ly
  2. God for Us, Our Na­tion’s Hope
  3. Once I Nev­er Thought of Je­sus
  4. Our Roy­al Christ­mas Gift
  5. Warm Heart of Je­sus, The
  6. Yield Thy Heart to Je­sus

Music

  1. Angel Choir, The
  2. Assembled School, The
  3. Be Good
  4. Beware of Pe­ter’s Word
  5. Blessed Bi­ble, The
  6. Blessed Child­ren
  7. Boys’ and Girls’ De­light, The
  8. Blessings Im­plored
  9. Brother, Rest
  10. Can You Yet De­lay?
  11. Cárdenas
  12. Celestial Lines
  13. Chevy Chase
  14. Childhood’s Sab­bath Home
  15. Children’s Praise
  16. Christ in the Ves­sel
  17. Christian Child­ren
  18. Close of Day, The
  19. Come, Join Our Sab­bath Song
  20. Come, Lit­tle Child­ren
  21. Come to Je­sus, Lit­tle One
  22. Come un­to Me
  23. Come, Wea­ry Souls
  24. Consider the Li­lies
  25. Do Any Ask Why Child­ren Sing?
  26. Doubting Tho­mas
  27. Erie
  28. Every Bird Can Build Her Nest
  29. Father, For­give
  30. Festal Day
  31. Forbid Them Not
  32. Fourth of Ju­ly
  33. Glowing An­them
  34. God Speed the Right!
  35. Good Tem­per
  36. Good Tid­ings
  37. Grateful Praise
  38. Hanau
  39. Happy Child­ren
  40. Happy Meet­ing
  41. Happy Spir­it Land, The
  42. He Makes His Mo­ther Sad
  43. Heavenly Choir, The
  44. Heavenly Fa­ther, Grant Thy Bless­ing
  45. Heavenly Sab­bath, The
  46. Heavenward Bound
  47. Hillhurst
  48. Humility of Je­sus
  49. If You Wish to Go to Hea­ven
  50. Jesus Comes to Reign
  51. Jesus Loves Me
  52. Jubilee, The
  53. Just as I Am
  54. Just as Thou Art
  55. Kaunas
  56. Kilauea
  57. Kneeling at the Thresh­old
  58. Lead Me On
  59. Lida
  60. Life’s Voy­age
  61. Linger Not
  62. Little Rain­drops
  63. Little Stray­ing Lamb, The
  64. Lord, Is It I?
  65. Martha
  66. Mary’s Tears
  67. Mercy’s Voice
  68. Morning School Song
  69. My Hea­ven­ly Home
  70. My Home Be­yond the Sky
  71. My Na­tive Land
  72. My Shep­herd
  73. O What a Love­ly Sight
  74. Passing Away
  75. Peaceful Shore
  76. Peter’s De­ni­al
  77. Praise of Je­sus, The
  78. Sacred Stream
  79. Semarang
  80. Shepherd Boy, The
  81. Shepherd’s Rest, The
  82. Sherlock
  83. Storm at Sea, The
  84. Summer Days
  85. Sunday Schools, Form!
  86. This Morn­ing, Lord, At­tend
  87. Thy Will Be Done
  88. Trust in God
  89. Try Com­pa­ny, The
  90. Wandering Sheep
  91. Welcome, Sweet Morn
  92. When Friend from Friend Is Part­ing
  93. When I Look Up
  94. While Yet ’Tis Time
  95. Wondrous Sto­ry, The
  96. Why Do You Love the Sun­day School?
  97. Your Har­vest
  98. Zion’s Nur­se­ry