In January 2010 we began a project to add song titles associated with the names.
Abbreviated source links include CYBERHYMNAL (CH*) and wikipedia (WP*)
| BABER, | FAITH | Everywhere |
| BACH, | Johann Sebastian | (1685-1750) | CH*; BACH in “Classical Music Pages.” |
| Holy Redeemer |
| BALFE, | Michael William | (1808-1870) |
| The Heart Bowed Down Hope Shall Lead Me On I Dreamt That I Dwelt In Marble Halls [from Bohemian Girl] In Bethlehem Town Killarney Memories of the Past The Minstrel Boy (The Moreen) Trust Her Not You’ll Remember Me |
| BALL, | W. | Lovely Rose |
| BALLANTYNE, | Joseph | (1868-1944) | A Christmas Lullaby |
| The BALTIMORE AMERICAN | The Blue Fades Into Gray |
| BARBAULD, | Anna Laetitia (Aiken) | (1743-1825) | CH* Life’s Labor Done (How blest the righteous..) Praise to God Thanksgiving [Praise to God..] |
| BARBER, | Mary Ann Serrett | (1801-1884) | CH* |
| Prince of Peace |
| BARING-GOULD, | Sabine | (1834-1924) | CH* |
| Now The Day Is Over Onward, Christian Soldiers |
| BARNARD, | Charlotte Alington Pye | (1830-1869) | CH*; Claribel —WP* |
| Come Back To Erin I Cannot Sing The Old Songs The Old Songs Take Back The Heart |
| BARNARD, | Mrs. Charles | When Sparrows Build |
| BARNBY, | Joseph | (1838-1896) | CH*, Hymns and Carols of Christmas |
| Blessed Is He That Cometh (Christmas Anthem) Crossing The Bar The Homeland How Manifold Are Thy Works Now The Day Is Over O Paradise O Perfect Love O’er Bethl’ems Plain Queen of the Night Silent Night Sleep thy last sleep Sweet and Low Sweet Is Thy Mercy Tell Me Roses | |
| BARNES, | ROBERT | Mother Mavourneen |
| BARNETT, | John Francis | (1837-1916) | WP* |
| If I Had But Two Little Wings It Is The Hour |
| BARRI, | Orlando | music —The Good Shepherd |
| BATES, | Katherine Lee | (1859-1929) | WP*; from Wellesley. America The Beautiful |
| BAYLEY, | Thomas H. | (1797-1839) | Long, Long Ago |
| BEACH, | FRANK | Emporia, Kansas “Pep” (Parody) (Round)(Tune: “Three Blind Mice”) “Rotary” (Parody) (Round)(Tune: “Row-Row”) |
| THOMAS A’ BECKET | The Red, White and Blue (O Columbia the gem of the ocean, ..) |
| BEHREND, | [John] Arthur Henry | (1853?-??) | —composer |
| “Daddy” |
| BELL, | Lena Pratt |
| Mother-Love When Jesus Was A Child |
| BELLAM, | WAL | Mammy’s Little Coal Black Coon |
| BELLINI, | Vincenzo | (1801-1835) | WP* - (music) Washington |
| BEMIS, | Eugene H. | (1880-1955) | —York newspaper editor and columnist. |
| “I Hate It” Jimmie Jones and Johnnie Brown The “Male Quartet” “Nebraska Rooster” (“Stunt” Song) “Ready, Let’s Go!” (Rotary Joy-Song) “Shake!” (At the close of a meeting) Strong Heart (Cur-ta-te-pehe) That’s What We Thought You’d Say (For the speaker who says: “I’m glad I’m here tonight”) We Eat Because We’re Hungry (“Stunt” Song) What ROTARY Means To Me Your Smile |
| BENDEL, | Franz | (1833-1874) | WP* In After Days |
| BENTON, | THOS. | A Lullaby |
| BENNETT, | MERLE K. | (music) — A Real Rotarian |
| BERANGER, | (lyrics) — Farewell |
| BERGER, | Heinrich Wilhelm | — Bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band for 43 years (1872-1915). Hawaii Ponoi (Our Native Land) (Hawaiian National Air) |
| BICKERSTETH, | Edward Henry, Jr. | (1825-1906) | CH* O God, The Rock of Ages |
| BIGGAR, | Harvey Howard | (1905-) | see digitzed (google/books) Literature of South Dakota, pg. 36 ff. “Partners” |
| BINGHAM, | G[eorge] Clifton | (1859-1913) |
| The City of Rest Echoes The Garden of Prayer (The shades of even softly fell..) Leonore Love’s Old Sweet Song A Night Song (Lullaby) A Slumber Song When Thy Children Fall Asleep |
| BIRDSEYE, | GEO. | Raise Me, Jesus |
| BISHOP, | (Sir) Henry Rowley | (1786-1855) | CH*; WP* | — composed music for “Home, Sweet Home” |
| BIXBY, | Amsori Leander (“Bix”) | (1856-1934) | - Nebraska newspaperman and poet; has entry in WHO’S WHO AMONG NORTH AMERICAN AUTHORS VOL - IV 1929 - 1930 “I Am the Resurrection and the Life” |
| Björnson, | Bjornstjerne Martinus | (1832-1910) | The Northmen |
| BLAMPHIN, | Charles | (1830-1895) |
| When the Corn is Waving, Annie Dear | ||
| BLISS, | Philip Paul | (1838-1876) | CH* Let The Lower Lights Be Burning |
| Blomfield, | Dorothy | (1858-1932) | — see Dorothy Frances (Blomfield) GURNEY |
| Blumenthal, | Jacques (Jacob) | (1829-1908) | WP* — composer Saviour, When In Dust To Thee When Gathering Clouds |
| BODERKE, | W. | (music) We Would See Jesus |
| BOHM, | Carl | (1844-1920) | WP* |
| Calm As The Night Friend O’ Mine I Heard The Voice of Jesus Say [Calm As The Night] O God, Our Help |
| BONAR, | [W.] Horatius | (1808-1889) | CH*; WP* |
| Come Unto Me And Rest (I heard the voice of Jesus say .. ) Here, O My Lord I Heard The Voice of Jesus Say |
| BOND, | ?? | : | America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) — (music) |
| Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s family tree at ellawheelerwilcox.org notes Ella Wheeler Bond and Rollin Bond as her niece and nephew. They are listed as legatees in her will. They lived at Ord, Nebraska for some time. | ||||
| BOND, | Ella Wheeler | The Home Field | ||
| BOND, | Rollin W. | (1872-1965) | — managed the York Opera House ca. 1902-1903; had previously managed the Ord Opera House. |
| Arbor Day The Judge Six Brass Quartets A Song of Liberty |
| BORTHWICK, | Jane Laurie | (1813-1897) | CH* Entreaty Thou Knowest All Thy Will Be Done (My Jesus, as Thou wilt!) - translator |
| BOSTON HERALD | Just Whistle A Little, Low Tune |
| BOSTON TRANSCRIPT | My Dream of You |
| BOUCICAULT, | Dion[ysius Lardner] | (1820-1890) | WP*; at Theatrehistory.com |
| The Wearing of the Green |
| BOURDILLON, | Francis William | (1852-1921) | WP* — British poet. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes |
| BOWRING, | John | (1792-1872) | CH* All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name |
| BRADBURY, | William Batchelder | (1816-1868) | CH*; WP* Just As I Am |
| BRAHMS, | Johannes | (1833-1897) | WP* Lullaby, and Goodnight |
| BRALEY, | Berton | (1882-1966) | bertonbraley.com Odoriferous |
| BRIDWELL, | C. C. | The New Star-Spangled Banner |
| BROOKLYN LIFE | A Family Affair |
| BROOKS, | Phillips | (1835-1893) | CH*; WP* O, Little Town of Bethlehem |
| BROWN, | W. M. | (lyrics) — Resignation |
| BROWN, | Walter H. | Little Mother of Mine |
| BRYAN, | GEO. S. | (lyrics) - A Swing Song (When The Old Cat Died) |
| BRYANT, | William Cullen | (1794-1878) | CH* Thou Whose Temple Stands |
| BUCALOSSI, | Procida | (1832-1918) | My Queen |
| BUCK, | W. R. | (lyrics) Soldiers Of The Captain |
| BUCKHAM, | James | (1858-1908) | The Land of Little Faces |
| BULL, | OLE | (1810-1880) | CH*; WP* The Herd-Maid’s Sunday |
| BULLINGER, | Ethelbert William | (1837-1913) | CH* Art Thou Weary? |
| BURLEIGH, | William Henry | (1812-1871) | CH* |
| BURLINGTON HAWKEYE | His Sweet Guitar |
| BURNAND, | (Sir) Francis Cowley | (1836-1917) | at literatureandplace.org.uk Dreams (music adapted from La Cigale) Once On A Time Song of the Triton |
| BURNET, | DANA | (1888-1862) | Everywhere |
| BURNS, | Robert | (1759-1796) |
| Auld Lang Syne Comin’ Thro’ The Rye Scots Wha Hae Wi’ Wallace Bled |
| BURNSIDE, | [HELEN] MARION | (1844-1923) |
| Callest Thou Me? If Hope Were But A Fairy What A Little Bird Said |
| BUTTER [married name: HOLDEMAN], | M[argaret] JEAN | (1887-1966) | (lyrics) | ||
| A 1940 article from the York Republican and her May 13, 1966 obituary in the York News-Times say that M. Jean Butter taught German and French at the York High School for several years (1910-??), and translated several secular and sacred songs into German for J.A. Parks. She served in the Red Cross during the close of World War I and the immediate aftermath. She returned to York and married George Holdeman in 1921. | |||||
| The “Bad-Man” Barber-Pole Candy A Boy’s Dream A Wish |
| BUTTERFIELD, | James Austin | (1837-1891) | When You And I Were Young, Maggie |
| BYERS, | JOHN F. | (1837-1891) | The Old Red, White and Blue |