P. P. Bliss

P. P. Bliss

Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Hold the Fort" (1870), "Almost Persuaded" (1871); "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!" (1875); "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; "Wonderful Words of Life" (1875); and the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul" (1876). Bliss was a recognized friend of D. L. Moody, the famous Chicago preacher. Bliss died in the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster on his way to one of Moody's meetings. An outspoken Abolitionist, he served as a Lieutenant during the American Civil War. Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania, is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 9, 1838 (Clearfield County), Died December 29, 1876 (Ashtabula)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 51-70 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-70282	10-in.	10/27/1921	Almost persuaded	Virginia Burt ; Jane Neilson	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W80587	10-in.	3/19/1927	Let the lower lights be burning	Jenkins Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W402568	10-in.	8/7/1929	My Redeemer	O.S. Gabehart ; Chas. Richardson	Male vocal duet, with guitar	lyricist
OKeh	W403167	10-in.	10/17/1929	My Redeemer	Bertha Hewlett ; Holland R. Wilkinson	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 1282-A]	10-in.	approximately mid-1919	Almost persuaded	Reed Miller ; Frederick J. Wheeler	Male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	3970	10-in.	approximately July 1920	Almost persuaded	Elizabeth Lennox ; Marie Tiffany	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E3936	10-in.	10/14/1926	I will sing of my Redeemer	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Edison	2980	10-in.	Mar. 1914	Let the lower lights be burning	Metropolitan Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Edison	4371	10-in.	12/28/1915	I will sing of my Redeemer	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5304	10-in.	1/19/1917	Eternity	Apollo Quartet of Boston	Male vocal quartet	composer
Edison	6809	10-in.	5/27/1919	Almost persuaded	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	6875	10-in.	7/16/1919	It is well with my soul	Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7730	10-in.	1/10/1921	The light of the world is Jesus	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	8358	10-in.	2/6/1922	We're going home to-morrow	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9217	10-in.	10/22/1923	What shall the harvest be?	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9363	10-in.	2/4/1924	Waiting and watching for me	Helen Clark ; Roy Roberts	Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10830	10-in.	2/15/1926	Hold the fort	Edward Allen	Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	10831	10-in.	2/15/1926	Pull for the shore	Edward Allen	Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	11452	10-in.	1/19/1927	Let the lower lights be burning	Frederick Kinsley	Pipe organ solo	composer
Vocalion	13704-13705	10-in.	9/17/1924	My Redeemer	George Reneau	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	lyricist

(Results 51-70 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bliss, P. P.," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.

Bliss, P. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.

"Bliss, P. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347

External Sources

Wikipedia: Philip Paul Bliss

Discogs: P. P. Bliss

Allmusic: P. P. Bliss

Grove: P. P. Bliss

IMSLP: P. P. Bliss

RISM: P. P. Bliss

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92011122

Wikidata: Philip Paul Bliss - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q898625

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49089788

MusicBrainz: Philip Paul Bliss - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec3987b6-4283-4240-b9a9-3ba630dc6421

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/304403

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