John H. Sammis (1846–1919) was the writer of the Christian hymn "Trust and Obey" with Daniel B. Towner in 1887.[1][2] Sammis also wrote the hymn "He's a Friend of Mine".
Biography
editSammis was born in 1846, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a businessman who became a Presbyterian minister. He taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
Sammis wrote over 100 hymns. Most of them can be categorized as "songs of trust" and "songs of obedience". They were compiled by T. C. Horton (a founder of Bible Institute of Los Angeles) and R. A. Torrey in 1918.[3]
Sammis died in Highland Park, Los Angeles on June 12, 1919, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.[4]
References
edit- ^ Trust and Obey, the Song and the Story
- ^ Hymn Story Trust and Obey
- ^ "Trust and obey," and other songs (1918)
- ^ "Rev. J. H. Sammis Died Thursday Noon". Highland Park Herald. June 14, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Works by or about John H. Sammis at the Internet Archive
- Works by John H. Sammis at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Free Download of Trust And Obey at HymnsWithoutWords
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