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William Batchelder Bradbury (* 6. Oktober 1816 in York, Maine; † 7. Januar 1868 in Montclair, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist .
William Bradbury is best known as a composer and publisher of a series of musical collections for choirs and schools. He was the author and compiler of fifty-nine books starting in 1841. In 1862, Bradbury found the poem "Jesus Loves Me". Bradbury wrote the music and added the chorus: "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me ..."
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928
These words, being in common metre, could be sung to many hymn tunes, but the tune now universally associated them is by William Batchelder Bradbury, and was published in Bradbury's Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies in 1862. Bradbury's song was originally titled "The Land of Beulah."
The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal, written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. [2] The tune was added in 1862 by William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868).
William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find.
- 1816
- William B. Bradbury
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William Batchelder Bradbury. Introduction. Born: October 6, 1816, York, Maine. Died: January 7, 1868, Montclair, New Jersey. Buried:Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey. Biography. William was the son of David Bradbury and Sophia Chase, and husband of Adra Esther Fessenden (married 1838)
13. Dez. 2023 · He was the author and compiler of fifty-nine books and wrote many hymns, Sunday school songs, pedagogical music, and part songs. View the Wikipedia article on William Batchelder Bradbury.
