1792–1872

Introduction

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Born: Feb­ru­ary 17, 1792, Ha­no­ver, New Jer­sey.

Died: March 6, 1872, Salt Lake Ci­ty, Utah.

Buried: Salt Lake Ci­ty Ce­me­te­ry, Salt Lake Ci­ty, Utah.

Biography

Phelps was the son of En­on Phelps and Me­he­ta­bel Golds­mith.

By 1828, he was in Can­an­dai­gua, New York, where he pub­lished the On­tar­io Phoe­nix.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Come All Ye Sons of Zi­on
  2. Glorious Things Are Sung of Zi­on
  3. Now Let Us Re­joice
  4. O God the Eter­nal Fa­ther
  5. Redeemer of Is­ra­el
  6. Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burn­ing, The