Composer Bio Information
Sankey, Ira David's bio information
Friday, August 28, 1840 - Thursday, August 13, 1908
Born: August 28, 1840, Edinburg, Pennsylvania.
Died: August 13, 1908, Brooklyn, New York.
Buried: GreenWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Pseudonym: Rian A. Dykes (an anagram of “Ira D. Sankey”)
As a young man, Sankey served in the American Civil War. He often helped the unit chaplain and led his fellow soldiers in hymn singing. After the war, he joined the Internal Revenue Service, and also worked with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). He became well known as a Gospel singer, and eventually came to the attention of evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody. The two men met at a YMCA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June, 1870. Some months later, Sankey attended his first evangelistic meeting with Moody, and resigned from government service shortly thereafter.
In October 1871, Sankey and Moody were in the middle of a revival meeting when the Great Chicago Fire began. The two men barely escaped the conflagration with their lives. Sankey ended up watching the city burn from a rowboat far out on Lake Michigan.
Sankey composed about 1,200 songs in his lifetime. He was blind from glaucoma the last five years of his life, and no doubt found a kindred spirit in his friend and music making partner, blind hymnist Fanny Crosby. His works include:
Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs for the Sunday School
(with Robert Lowry & Howard Doane) (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877)
Gems of Song for the Sunday School
(with Hubert Main) (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Co., 1901)
Music
Able to Deliver
Army of Endeavor
Behold the Wondrous Love
Believe and Obey
Blessed Redeemer
Bring in the Children
Christian’s “Good Night”, The
Cleansing Fountain, The
Clephane
Come, Oh Come, with Thy Broken Heart
Crewdson
Descend, O Flame
Faith Is the Victory
Glory Ever Be to Jesus
Great Jehovah, Mighty Lord
Handwriting on the Wall, The
Harbor Bell, The
Hear Us, O Savior!
How Can I Keep from Singing?
I Am Praying for You
I Know He Is Mine
It Is Finished!
It Passeth Knowledge
Jesus, I Will Trust Thee
King Is Coming, The
Light After Darkness
Little While, A
Lord Is King!, The
Model Church, The
Mountain
Never Say Goodbye
Newcastle
Ninety and Nine, The
Not Now, My Child
O Blessèd Be the Lord
O Brother, Life’s Journey Beginning
O Beautiful Sea
O Child of God
O Precious Word
O Songs of the Beautiful
Onward Will We Go
O’er Land and Sea
Onward, Upward
Over the Beautiful River
Precious Blessings
Resurrection Morn
Sankey
Send the Gospel Light
Shadow of the Rock, The
Shelter in the Time of Storm, A
Song of Heaven and Homeland, A
Story That Never Grows Old, The
Substitution
Take Me as I Am
Tell It Out
Thanks for the Bible
There Are Lonely Hearts to Cherish
There’ll Be No Dark Valley
This Is Our Endeavor
Thy Hand Upholdeth Me
To Arms! To Arms! Ye Soldiers!
Trust
Trusting Jesus
Under His Wings
Waiting for Thy Coming
What a Gathering
When My Weary Hands Are Folded
When the King Shall Come!
When the Mists Have Rolled Away
Wonderful Word
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/a/n/sankey_id.html
Died: August 13, 1908, Brooklyn, New York.
Buried: GreenWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Pseudonym: Rian A. Dykes (an anagram of “Ira D. Sankey”)
As a young man, Sankey served in the American Civil War. He often helped the unit chaplain and led his fellow soldiers in hymn singing. After the war, he joined the Internal Revenue Service, and also worked with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). He became well known as a Gospel singer, and eventually came to the attention of evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody. The two men met at a YMCA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June, 1870. Some months later, Sankey attended his first evangelistic meeting with Moody, and resigned from government service shortly thereafter.
In October 1871, Sankey and Moody were in the middle of a revival meeting when the Great Chicago Fire began. The two men barely escaped the conflagration with their lives. Sankey ended up watching the city burn from a rowboat far out on Lake Michigan.
Sankey composed about 1,200 songs in his lifetime. He was blind from glaucoma the last five years of his life, and no doubt found a kindred spirit in his friend and music making partner, blind hymnist Fanny Crosby. His works include:
Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs for the Sunday School
(with Robert Lowry & Howard Doane) (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877)
Gems of Song for the Sunday School
(with Hubert Main) (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Co., 1901)
Music
Able to Deliver
Army of Endeavor
Behold the Wondrous Love
Believe and Obey
Blessed Redeemer
Bring in the Children
Christian’s “Good Night”, The
Cleansing Fountain, The
Clephane
Come, Oh Come, with Thy Broken Heart
Crewdson
Descend, O Flame
Faith Is the Victory
Glory Ever Be to Jesus
Great Jehovah, Mighty Lord
Handwriting on the Wall, The
Harbor Bell, The
Hear Us, O Savior!
How Can I Keep from Singing?
I Am Praying for You
I Know He Is Mine
It Is Finished!
It Passeth Knowledge
Jesus, I Will Trust Thee
King Is Coming, The
Light After Darkness
Little While, A
Lord Is King!, The
Model Church, The
Mountain
Never Say Goodbye
Newcastle
Ninety and Nine, The
Not Now, My Child
O Blessèd Be the Lord
O Brother, Life’s Journey Beginning
O Beautiful Sea
O Child of God
O Precious Word
O Songs of the Beautiful
Onward Will We Go
O’er Land and Sea
Onward, Upward
Over the Beautiful River
Precious Blessings
Resurrection Morn
Sankey
Send the Gospel Light
Shadow of the Rock, The
Shelter in the Time of Storm, A
Song of Heaven and Homeland, A
Story That Never Grows Old, The
Substitution
Take Me as I Am
Tell It Out
Thanks for the Bible
There Are Lonely Hearts to Cherish
There’ll Be No Dark Valley
This Is Our Endeavor
Thy Hand Upholdeth Me
To Arms! To Arms! Ye Soldiers!
Trust
Trusting Jesus
Under His Wings
Waiting for Thy Coming
What a Gathering
When My Weary Hands Are Folded
When the King Shall Come!
When the Mists Have Rolled Away
Wonderful Word
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/a/n/sankey_id.html
Hymns Composed (99)
A Little While Mens (TTBB) A Shelter in the Time of Storm Mens (TTBB) A Soldier of the Cross Mens (TTBB) After (Sankey) Mens (TTBB) All for Me Mens (TTBB) Be Ye Strong in the Lord Mens (TTBB) Be Ye Strong in the Lord 2 Mens (TTBB) Call Them In Mens (TTBB) Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters (Sankey) Mens (TTBB) Come, Holy Spirit Mens (TTBB) Come, Prodigal, Come Mens (TTBB) Come, Thou Weary Mens (TTBB) Faith Is The Victory Mens (TTBB) Faith Is The Victory 2 Mens (TTBB) Glory Ever Be To Jesus Mens (TTBB) God is Love (GH 279) Mens (TTBB) God's Time Now Mens (TTBB) God's Time Now 2 Mens (TTBB) Have You Sought Mens (TTBB) He is Coming Mens (TTBB) Hear Us, O Saviour Mens (TTBB) Hiding In Thee Mens (TTBB) Home At Last (Sankey) Mens (TTBB) I Am Praying For You Mens (TTBB) I Am Praying For You Mixed (SATB) I am Coming Mens (TTBB) In The Land Of Strangers Mens (TTBB) Is Jesus Able To Redeem Mens (TTBB) Is Thy Cruse of Comfort Failing Mens (TTBB) It Is Finished Mens (TTBB) It Passeth Knowledge Mens (TTBB) Jesus Knows Thy Sorrow Mens (TTBB) Jesus, I Will Trust Thee Mens (TTBB) Joy in Sorrow Mens (TTBB) Light After Darkness Mens (TTBB) Mission Hymn Mens (TTBB) Never Give Up Mens (TTBB) Not Far From The Kingdom Mens (TTBB) Not Now, My Child Mens (TTBB) O Blessed Word Mens (TTBB) O Brother, Life's Journey Beginning Mens (TTBB) O Child Of God Mens (TTBB) O Come to the Merciful Saviour Mens (TTBB) O Precious Word Mens (TTBB) O What a Saviour Mens (TTBB) O Wondrous Land Mens (TTBB) O, Land of the Blessed Mens (TTBB) Oh, Wonderful Word Mens (TTBB) Oh, Wondrous Name Mens (TTBB) Only Remembered Mens (TTBB) Onward, Upward Mens (TTBB) Onward, Upward, Homeward Mens (TTBB) Onward, Upward, Homeward 2 Mens (TTBB) Out of Darkness into Light Mens (TTBB) Press On Mens (TTBB) Redeemed (Sankey) Mens (TTBB) Resurrection Morn Mens (TTBB) Room for Thee Mens (TTBB) Shine On, O Star Mens (TTBB) Shine On, O Star 2 Mens (TTBB) Songs Of Gladness Mens (TTBB) Strong In Thy Strength, O Jesus Mens (TTBB) Substitution Mens (TTBB) Take Thou My Hand Mens (TTBB) Ten Thousand Times Mens (TTBB) Tenderly Calling Mens (TTBB) The Christian's Good-Night Mens (TTBB) The Christian's Good-Night 2 Mens (TTBB) The Cleansing Fountain Mens (TTBB) The Cross of Jesus Mens (TTBB) The Harbor Bell Mens (TTBB) The Many Mansions Mens (TTBB) The Ninety and Nine Mens (TTBB) The Prodigal's Return Mens (TTBB) The Sands Of Time (GH #252) Mixed (SATB) The Sands Of Time (GH 252) Mens (TTBB) The Smitten Rock Mens (TTBB) The Wondrous Cross Mens (TTBB) The Wondrous Gift Mens (TTBB) There is a Paradise of Rest Mens (TTBB) There'll Be No Dark Valley Mens (TTBB) They That Be Wise Mens (TTBB) Through the Valley and the Shadow Mens (TTBB) To Be There Mens (TTBB) Traveling Homeward Mens (TTBB) Trusting Jesus Mens (TTBB) Under His Wings Mens (TTBB) Waiting Mens (TTBB) Welcome, Wanderer, Welcome Mens (TTBB) What a Gathering Mens (TTBB) When The Mists Have Rolled Away Mens (TTBB) When The Mists Have Rolled Away 2 Mens (TTBB) While The Days Are Going By Mens (TTBB) Who is on the Lord's Side (GH 236) Mens (TTBB) Whoever Will Mens (TTBB) Whosoever Calleth Mens (TTBB) Whosoever Will May Come Mens (TTBB) Why Not Tonight Mens (TTBB) Yet There Is Room Mens (TTBB)Hymns Arranged (1)
Tell It Out 2 Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Living In Faith (ZH 139) (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 13, 2025 at 11:17:46am)
- # 2 - When The Mists Have Rolled Away 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 30, 2025 at 06:59:02am)
- # 3 - Pray, Always Pray (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 25, 2025 at 07:42:57am)
- # 4 - Peace! Perfect Peace 3 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 25, 2025 at 07:04:02am)
- # 5 - Olive's Brow (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 24, 2025 at 07:20:37am)
- # 6 - Hark! There Comes A Whisper 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 23, 2025 at 06:29:36am)
- # 7 - Steal Away (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 19, 2025 at 05:15:12pm)
- # 8 - The Departed (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 18, 2025 at 06:47:54am)
- # 9 - Come, While The Saviour Calls (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 14, 2025 at 12:30:56pm)
- #10 - Let the Saviour In 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 14, 2025 at 11:58:17am)