Composers and lyricists whose surnames begin with “S.” In January 2010 we began a project to add
song titles associated with the names.
Abbreviated source links include CYBERHYMNAL (CH*) and wikipedia (WP*)
| SABIN, | Edwin L. | | “Katy Did” |
| SAINT STEPHEN of MAR SABA —See S. STEPHEN |
| SAN FRANCISCO BULLETIN | | | Fatalities |
| SANGSTER, | Margaret E. | (1838-1912) | CH* |
| SCHANZ, | JULIUS | | (lyrics) — [In Sleep] The World Reposes |
| SCHELL, | W.G. | | — cannot identify this person |
| SCHIRA, | Francesco | (1809-1883) | The Boatman’s Good-Night |
| Schlösser, | Adolphe | | — possibly Carl Wilhelm Adolph Schlösser, (1830-??) |
| SCHMOLCK, | Benjamin | (1672-1737) | CH*; WP* — in some sources also spelled — |
| Benjamin Schmolke, (1672-1737) [Lutheran pastor, poet, and hymn writer.] |
| SCHNYDER von WARTENSEE, | Franz Xaver | (1786-1868) | (music)
Yet A While |
| SCHROEDER, | L. | | — cannot identify this person |
| SCHUBERT, | FRANZ | (1797-1828) | WP* |
| He Leadeth Me (Träumerei)
Lead On, O King Eternal |
| SCOTT, | Frona | | Good-Bye
O My Columbia! |
| Annie Laurie
Douglas! Tender and True |
| SCOTT-GATTY, | Alfred (Sir) | (1847-1918) | (music) |
| SEARS, | Edmund Hamilton | (1810-1876) | CH*
Calm On the Listening Ear of Night
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear |
| SELOVER, | F. E. | | (music) — F.E. Selover’s address is Kimball, Nebraska in a 1923 listing in the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries. |
| The Land of Peace
A Twilight Prayer |
| SERVOSS, | MARY ELIZABETH | (1849-1906) | The Everlasting Arms |
| SHELTON, | T.J. | | (unable to identify this person) |
| SHOWALTER, | Anthony Johnson | (1858-1924) | CH*; WP* |
| SHURTLEFF, | Ernest Warburton | (1862-1917) | CH* |
| SIGOURNEY, | Lydia Huntley | (1791-1865) | CH*
Go To Thy Rest (burial of a child) |
| SIMPER, | CALEB | (1856-1942) | CH*; WP* |
| He Is Risen
What Shall I Render? |
| SLEIGHT, | MARY B. | | Unable to identify this writer. |
| By-Gone Days
Dance of the Fairies
When The Wind Blows In From The Sea |
| SMART, | Henry Thomas | (1813-1879) | CH*; WP* |
| By-Gone Days
Callest Thou Me?
Heaven |
| SMART SET | | | The Arms I Love |
| SMIETON, | JAMES | | Lightly We Glide (lyrics) |
| Beyond the Setting Sun
Consecration
The Festal Morn
Lightly We Glide (music)
Thy Will Be Done (music) |
| SMITH, | BURTON M. | | Chicago, Illinois
And While I Live (Parody)(Air: “And When I Die”) |
| SMITH, | Caroline Louisa Sprague | (1827-1886) | CH* - (lyrics)
The Night Of Rest (Tarry with me, Oh! My Savior) |
| SMITH, | ELLA M. | | (lyrics) — “Slumber Song” |
| SMITH, | HOWARD I. | | (music) — “Slumber Song” |
| SMITH, | MAY RILEY | (1842-1927) | CH* (lyrics)
Let Them Come Unto Me |
| SMITH, | Robert Alfred LASLETT | | [1905 Yale B.Mus. graduate, music educator and composer] (lyrics)
Break, Break, Break |
| | Arbor Day
America (My country, ‘tis of thee)
The Morning Light Is Breaking
Where sleep the brave |
| SOMERSET, | ??Henry Richard Charles (Baron) | (1849-1932)?? | |
| If All The Skies
In Heav’nly Love Abiding |
| SPINNEY, | Walter | (1852-1894) | Nature’s Rest |
| SPOHR, | Louis (or Ludwig) | (1784-1859) | WP* — Soldiers Of The Captain |
| ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH | | | Woman |
| STAINER, | (Sir) John | (1840-1901) | CH* |
| STALKER, | HERBERT H. | | Rotary, My Rotary (Parody) (Tune: Maryland, My Maryland) |
| De Back-Slidin’ Brudder
The Dixie
The Feller On My Knee
Jest A Wearyin’ Fer You
Love’s Little Day
The Roll-Call
Somewhere
When De Ban’ Is Playin’ “Dixie” |
| Stars & Stripes | | | A Letter From The Girl You Left Behind |
| STEIN, | | | — God Bless You All (Parting Song)
Parting Song |
| SAINT STEPHEN | of MAR SABA | (8th Century) | (lyrics) — St. Stephen at catholic.org
Art Thou Weary? |
| STEPHENS, | Evan | (1854-1930) | WP*
O Home Beloved |
| STEPHENS, | FRANK G. | | The “Home-Field” [One night in golden autumn] |
| STEVENSON, | Robert Louis | (1850-1894) | WP*; — from slainte.org — (Scottish libraries) |
| STEWART, | JAMES EUGENE | (1843- ?? ) | — from OCLC WorldCat
Only To See Her Face Again |
| STONE, | Samuel John | (1839-1900) | CH*
Lullaby of Life
The Voice of Jesus |
| STURDEVANT, | J. B. | | The Ninety and Nine |
| SULLIVAN, | Arthur Seymour | (1842-1900) | CH* |
| Come Ye Faithful
He Knows It All [The twilight falls…]
The Lost Chord
Now To The Sunset (Response)- from “The Golden Legend”
O Lord Of Heaven
Onward, Christian Soldiers - music
The Rainy Day
Take Thou My Hand
Tunes From Pinafore (medley)
Turn Thy Face From My Sins |
| Suppè, | Franz Von | (1819-1895) | WP* |
| The Cooper’s Song (from Boccaccio)
Forget-Me-Not |
| SWIFT, | MARIE F. | | A Valentine Memory (Only A Rose) |