An employee of Ward s music store said that in 1882, while Ward was crossing New York Harbor after a day s outing at Coney Island, the composer jotted the melody down on his cuff and it was later sung at Grace Episcopal Church. Opening a music store in Newark, he later became music director at Grace Episcopal Church. After studying music under Jan Pychowski and others in New York City, NY, he returned to Newark and married Virginia Bell Ward (no relation). 28, 1847, at Newark, NJ, the son of George Spencer and Abbie Ann Tichenor Ward. His interest in art matters brought him into close connection with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, of which he was elected first vice-president in 1874.' ' The tune (Materna) most commonly used with this hymn was composed specifically for this text by Samuel Augustus Ward, who was born on Dec. In 1884, the Trustees of the College elected Prime as the department's first chair. It was at his insistence that Princeton established a department of art history, to which he donated his extensive collection of ceramic art. In 1869 he gave up his editorial work and revisited Egypt and the Holy Land. 'Prime continued practicing law until 1861, when he became part owner and editor-in-chief of the New York Journal of Commerce. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, along with rubbing and an ink stamp mark to the front endpaper. There are several small nicks and tears, along with some fraying to the spine ends and corners as well. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition.

This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket.

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