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Industrialist who composed Christian hymn tunes (born in Preston, Connecticut on February 3, 1832; died in South Orange, New Jersey on December 23, 1915).

Al­though he called music his “avo­ca­tion,” he pro­duced over 2,000 hymn tunes in his life­time. He was pres­i­dent of the J. A. Fay wood­work­ing ma­chin­ery com­pa­ny. In religious work he headed the Ohio Baptist Convention Ministers Aid Society for the Midwest. He was also choir di­rect­or at the Mount Au­burn Bap­tist Church in Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, and be­queathed large sums of money var­i­ous caus­es. The Doane Me­mor­i­al Mu­sic Build­ing in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, was named af­ter him.

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O Gott, Dir sei Ehre

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Jesu, zieh zum Kreuze mich

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In der stillen Andachtszeit

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O wie schön klingt Jesu Name

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Pass Me Not (EJT I)

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William H. Doane's most-played tracks include O Gott, Dir sei Ehre, Jesu, zieh zum Kreuze mich, In der stillen Andachtszeit, O wie schön klingt Jesu Name, Pass Me Not (EJT I). Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Industrialist who composed Christian hymn tunes (born in Preston, Connecticut on February 3, 1832; died in South Orange, New Jersey on December 23, 1915). Al­though he called music his “avo­ca­tion,” he pro­duced over 2,000 hymn tunes in his life­... Read the full biography on this page.

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