Daniel B. Towner

Daniel Brink Towner (March 5, 1850 – October 3, 1919)^[1] was a composer who held a Doctorate of music, and used his abilities to develop the music to several Christian hymns which are still popular today.^[2]

Accomplishments[]

Studies[]

Towner received his early musical training from his father, J.G. Towner. He later studied under John Howard, George Root and .

Musical direction[]

Towner was the music director at Centenary Methodist Church, in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); Union Methodist Episcopal Church, in Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919).

Awards and works[]

The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner a Doctorate of Music in 1900.^[2] His musical works include:

• Anywhere with Jesus
• At Calvary
• Christ Jesus Hath the Power
• Full Surrender
• Go Tell it to Jesus
• Gone from My Heart
• Hand That Was Nailed to the Cross, The
• He Will Answer Every Prayer
• He's a Friend of Mine
• Hear the Word
• I Am Standing on the Word of God
• I Do Love Jesus with All My Heart
• Jesus Only, Let Me See
• Joyful Sound
• Light in the Eastern Sky
• Moody
• My Anchor Holds
• Nor Silver Nor Gold
• O Changeless Word
• O Thou God of My Salvation
• O Word of God
• Old Ship of Zion, The
• Only a Sinner
• Saved by the Blood
• Saving Grace
• Send Out a Light
• Some Sweet Day
• Sunset Gate, The
• Tell Out the Wonderful Story
• Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom
• Trust and Obey (1887) ^[3][4]
• What Will It Be When We See Him?
• Victory in My Soul

Death[]

Daniel B. Towner died in Longwood, Missouri on October 3, 1919.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Biography at the Cyber Hymnal
• Works by or about Daniel B. Towner at Internet Archive
• Free scores by Daniel B. Towner in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
• The Mutopia Project has compositions by Daniel B. Towner