Sarah Flower Adams

Sarah Flower Adams

Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (or Sally Adams) (22 February 1805 – 14 August 1848) was an English poet and hymnwriter. A selection of hymns she wrote, published by William Johnson Fox, included her best-known one, "Nearer, My God, to Thee", reportedly played by the band as the RMS Titanic sank in 1912.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1805 (Old Harlow), Died 1848 (Greater London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-43 of 43 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	518	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	78331	10-in.	3/4/1919	Nearer, my God, to Thee	William J. Finn ; Paulist Choristers of Chicago	Male vocal chorus, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	79343	10-in.	7/12/1920	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79504	10-in.	11/4/1920	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30498	12-in.	between January and July 1910	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Invincible Male Quartette	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist
Columbia	37471	12-in.	11/19/1915	Nearer my God to Thee	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	48502	12-in.	12/6/1915	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W142478	10-in.	7/30/1926	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist
OKeh	S-7123	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1919	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5190-b]	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1917	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E16296-E16298	10-in.	8/31/1925	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	C2592	10-in.	11/23/1928	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Allen Bogen	Organ solo	lyricist
Brunswick	DAL6771	10-in.	Nov. 1930	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Bel-Canto Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	146	10-in.	7/21/1910	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Knickerbocker Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	1277	10-in.	9/18/1912	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo and vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	1396	10-in.	Mar. 1913	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Violet Oppenshaw	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3894	10-in.	6/21/1915	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	663ae	10-in.	September 1909	Naermere dig min Gud	Carl Hagemann	Male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 26-43 of 43 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Sarah Flower," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127.

Adams, Sarah Flower. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127.

"Adams, Sarah Flower." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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