Composers and lyricists whose surnames begin with “L.” Clicking on the appropriate letter below will “jump” to the page containing that portion of the alphabet.

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In January 2010 we began a project to add song titles associated with the names.

Abbreviated source links include CYBERHYMNAL (CH*) and wikipedia (WP*)

LAHEE,

Henry

(1826-1912)

CH*

Just As I Am Rebuke Me Not

LAMB,

A. J.

Little PeeWeet

LAMBERT,

LOUIS

— pen name used by Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore We All Belong to Rotary (Parody) (Tune: When Johnnie Comes Marching Home) When Johnny Comes Marching Home

LAMPERTUS (lyrics) — see: GEDICKE, Lampertus (1683-1735)

LANGE,

Gustav

(1830-1889)

(music Dear Lord, Remember Me [Flower Song]

LANGLEY,

C.K.

(??Charles K??)arr. Evening Song

LANIER,

Sidney Clopton

(1842-1881)

CH*; WP*

The Trees and the Master

LASLETT SMITH, R. A. — see: SMITH, Robert Alfred LASLETT

LASSEN,

Eduard

(1830-1904)

WP*

“It Was A Dream” Look Thou On Me Thine Eyes So Blue

LATTA,

Eden Reeder

(1839-1907)

CH*

LAURENT De Rillè,

François

(1828-1915)

wikisource

From The Deep Of Despair The Resurrection Song

Lehár,

Franz

(1870-1948)

WP*; — another bio

Memories (“Merry Widow” Waltz)

LEMARE,

Edwin Henry

(1865-1934)

CH*; — as organist

At Thy Side (from Andantino in D flat) Serenade (from the Celebrated Andantino in D flat)

Lemon,

Mary Mark

( see MARK-LEMON )

LENNOX,

LINDSAY

Life’s Dream My Prayer

LESLIE,

Henry David

(1822-1896)

WP* Daylight Is Fading Glad Summer Sun Homeward (The day dies slowly..) Lullaby of Life A May Morning O Memory

LEYBACH,

Ignace X. J.

(1817-1891)

WP* — (music) The Lamb of Calvary

LIEF,

MAX

(lyrics) — is this Max Lief (1899-1969) comedic writer & musical comedy lyricist? A Russo-Spanish Stew

LIFE

When Jack Proposed

QUEEN   LILIUOKALANI;

— Lydia Paki Kamekeha Liliuokalani

(1838-1917)

WP*; — another brief bio Aloha Oe (music)

LISZT,

Franz

(1811-1886)

WP*; — at Classical Music Pages

Life’s Closing Day (melody from Liebestraum) Night (Die Nacht)

LLOYD,

C. H.

Twelve by the Clock

Löhr,

Frederic N.

(1844-1888)

A Night Song (Lullaby) Paradise Square School Days (music) A Slumber Song

Löhr,

Hermann (Frederic)

(1871-1943)

— is in Grove’s.

LONGFELLOW,

Henry Wadsworth

(1807-1882)

WP*; — another bio

As torrents in summer At Twilight Daybreak Good-Night, Good-Night, Beloved! The Rainy Day “The Silent Tents of Green” Stars of the Summer Night To Stay At Home Is Best Trust Her Not

LONGFELLOW,

SAMUEL

(1819-1892)

CH* Vesper Hymn [Again as evening’s shadow falls]

Edmund S. Lorenz used the nom de plume E. D. MUND for music compositions.   He also founded the Lorenz Music Publishing Company.

LOUGHLIN,

MARY J.(or T.)

(lyrics) Columbia The Glory Of His Name

LOVER,

Samuel

(1797-1868)

WP*; and N.P.G.

Widow Machree

LUCANTONI,

Giovanni

(1825-1902)

Ahamed of Jesus Evening A Night in Venice

LUKE,

Jemima Thompson

(1813-1906)

CH*; — another biographical story

The Old, Sweet Story (I Think when I read that sweet story of old, ) The Story of Old (I Think when I read that sweet story of old, )

LYLE,

Gaston

Tender and True

LYNCH,

FRANCIS

(early 19th Century U.S. lyricist)

	Dearest Mae

LYTE,

Henry Francis

(1793-1847)

CH*

Abide With Me Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken My Cross (Jesus I My Cross Have Taken)

LYTTLETON,

CLAUDE

(lyrics)— The Heavenly Song

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