1868–1937

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 9, 1868, Mon­roe, Lou­isi­ana.

Died: May 29, 1937, Pear­land, Tex­as.

Buried: South Park Ce­me­te­ry, Pear­land, Tex­as.

Biography

John was the hus­band of Fan­nie Eth­yl Coyle.

He had on­ly 3½ months for­mal school­ing, and as a young man worked in farm­ing and saw­mills.

After be­com­ing in­ter­est­ed in re­li­gious mu­sic, he taught him­self how to read shape notes, then be­gan teach­ing sing­ing schools in Falls, Bell, and Mc­Lel­lan Coun­ties.

Lyrics

  1. Call for Work­ers
  2. Flowing Fount­ain, The
  3. Haven of Rest (Shep­pard), The
  4. His Love
  5. I’ll Be There
  6. I’m on My Way
  7. I’m Seek­ing a Ci­ty
  8. In the Light of God
  9. One By One
  10. Praise the Lord
  11. Ship of Sal­va­tion, The
  12. Sinner, Don’t You Hear?
  13. Some Hap­py Day
  14. Surrender Comp­lete­ly
  15. Sweet Home of the Soul, The
  16. ’Tis Har­vest Time
  17. Trusting Thee
  18. Turned Away at the Pearly Gate
  19. Well Done, Faith­ful One

Sources

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Shep­pard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),