1883–1930

Introduction

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Died: March 4, 1930, at his home in Winona Lake, Indiana.

Buried: Fair­lawn Ce­me­te­ry, Ok­la­ho­ma Ci­ty, Ok­la­ho­ma.

Biography

Roper was a na­tion­al­ly known con­cert pi­an­ist.

He was a pi­an­ist with Ed­win Ex­cell’s com­pa­ny when Rop­er’s Pi­ano Chimes was pub­lished. From about 1910–20, he was as­so­ci­at­ed with ev­an­gel­ist Will­iam Bie­der­wolf.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. He Is Mine

Music

  1. Campi Fleg­rei
  2. Dwell Thou in Me
  3. Face of the Mas­ter, The
  4. Guide Thou Me Home
  5. He Is Mine
  6. Jesus, the Soul’s Phy­si­cian
  7. My Pilot Is Je­sus
  8. Our Fa­ther
  9. Rop­er’s Pi­ano Chimes (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­de­heav­er-Ack­ley, 1911)
  10. Sabbath, The
  11. Since Je­sus Is My Friend
  12. Where Love Grows

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