P. P. Bliss

P. P. Bliss

Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Hold the Fort" (1870), "Almost Persuaded" (1871); "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!" (1875); "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; "Wonderful Words of Life" (1875); and the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul" (1876). Bliss was a recognized friend of D. L. Moody, the famous Chicago preacher. Bliss died in the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster on his way to one of Moody's meetings. An outspoken Abolitionist, he served as a Lieutenant during the American Civil War. Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania, is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 9, 1838 (Clearfield County), Died December 29, 1876 (Ashtabula)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	1767	7-in.	8/13/1897	Almost persuaded	Steve Porter	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	4278	7-in.	June 1897-Oct. 1898	Almost persuaded	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Berliner	0646	7-in.	10/20/1899	Almost persuaded	J. J. Fisher	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	01230	7-in.	4/19/1900	Almost persuaded	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]110	7-in.	7/11/1900	Almost persuaded	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-2704	10-in.	8/7/1905	Let the lower lights be burning	Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with organ	composer
Victor	B-3812	10-in.	9/18/1906	It is well with my soul	Handel Mixed Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	B-3923	10-in.	10/25/1906	Almost persuaded	Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-3923	8-in.	10/25/1906	Almost persuaded	Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-8064	10-in.	6/16/1909	Eternity	Whitney Brothers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8213	10-in.	9/7/1909	The light of the world is Jesus	Whitney Brothers Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-8889	10-in.	4/25/1910	Glasses up and shout	Mendelssohn Glee Club	Male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	C-9949	12-in.	2/14/1911	Windows open toward Jerusalem	Mrs. J. Darr	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-13246	10-in.	5/7/1913	Almost persuaded	Percy Hemus ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-14712	10-in.	4/15/1914	Come out, Mr. Sunshine	Christine Miller	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20962	10-in.	11/12/1917	Hållen fästet tills jag kommer	Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Victor	B-22074	10-in.	7/26/1918	Nästan en kristen	Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Victor	B-23580	10-in.	1/15/1920	Let the lower lights be burning	Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-25822	10-in.	11/26/1921	Beinah gewonnen	Methodist Ministers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Victor	B-31288	10-in.	10/30/1924	Eternity	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31351	10-in.	11/24/1924	Sök ej Kristus bland de döda	Joseph Lycell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-33936	10-in.	11/24/1925	It is well with my soul	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and pipe organ	composer
Victor	BVE-36264	10-in.	9/18/1926	I will sing of my Redeemer	Perry Kim ; Einar Nyland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36687	10-in.	11/15/1926	The bee and the butterfly	Erva Giles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-39507	10-in.	7/8/1927	Sometime we'll understand	Mark Andrews	Pipe organ solo	composer

(Results 1-25 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bliss, P. P.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.

Bliss, P. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.

"Bliss, P. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.