1854–1930

Introduction

Born: June 29, 1854, Pen­ca­der, Car­mar­then­shire, Wales.

Died: Oc­to­ber 27, 1930, Salt Lake Ci­ty, Ut­ah.

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

Biography

Evan was the son of Da­vid Ste­phens and Jane Ev­ans.

He emi­grat­ed to Salt Lake Ci­ty in 1866. He di­rect­ed the vo­cal mu­sic prog­ram at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ut­ah (1885–1900), and the Mor­mon Ta­ber­na­cle Choir (1890–1916).

He is re­mem­bered for his con­tri­bu­tions to the cul­tur­al growth of the state of Utah, his lead­er­ship of the Mor­mon Ta­ber­na­cle Choir, and for com­pos­ing nu­mer­ous hymns and songs.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Arbor Morn­ing, Bright and Fair
  2. Children’s Song-Pray­er, The
  3. Christ Is Born; the Joy­ful Sto­ry
  4. Dawn of Day
  5. Earth Was Shroud­ed Deep in Gloom, The
  6. Glory Be to God, the An­gels Sang
  7. God Bless Our Moun­tain Home
  8. I Can See Thee, O My Sav­ior
  9. I’ll Strive While Young to Tune My Voice
  10. In Re­mem­brance of Thy Suf­fer­ing
  11. Leaves Are Fall­ing, Fall­ing, Fall­ing
  12. Let Us All Press On
  13. Let’s Be Kind to One An­oth­er
  14. May the Lord Go with Us
  15. Morning Thanks­giv­ing
  16. O Home Bel­oved, Wher­e’er I Wan­der
  17. O Won­drous Mer­cy, Won­drous Love
  18. Quiet Sol­emn Hour, The
  19. Raise Your Voic­es to the Lord
  20. Sacred the Place of Pray­er and Song
  21. Song of Praise
  22. Song of Tri­umph
  23. Sweet Is the Breath of Morn­ing Air
  24. Tenderly Wipe the Bit­ter Tear
  25. This Was the Song the An­gels Sang
  26. True to the Faith
  27. Voice of God Again Is Heard, The
  28. Zion’s Child­ren Sing for Joy

Music

  1. Albion
  2. Constant
  3. Courage
  4. Joyful Sound
  5. Nines
  6. Quincy
  7. Remembrance
  8. Revelation
  9. Shadrach
  10. Tovey
  11. Utah
  12. Willard

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ev­ans (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els, bet­ter than the one on his Find­a­grave page),