William H Doane

Born: February 3, 1832, Preston, Connecticut.

Died: December 23, 1915, Rhode Island.

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

A gifted musician, Doane helped direct music while attending the Woodstock Academy; within two years he had published his first composition. Although he called music his “avocation,” he produced over 2,000 hymn tunes in his lifetime. However, his main trade was secular: He was president of the J. A. Fay woodworking machinery company, and an extremely successful businessman. He also served as Sunday School superintendent and choir director at the Mount Auburn Baptist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, and bequeathed large sums to various causes. The Doane Memorial Music Building in Chicago, Illinois, was named after him.

Melodies for:

I Am Thine O Lord

Leave It There

More Love to Thee

Near the Cross

Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior

Rescue the Perishing

Savior More Than Life

Take the Name Of Jesus With You

Tell Me the Old Old Story

To God Be the Glory

To the Work