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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

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 618 7-in. Before May 1895 The Lord's Prayer David C. Bangs Recitation and male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 863 7-in. 7/2/1896 Nearer, my God, to Thee Brilliant Quartette Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Berliner 915 7-in. 5/4/1896 Nearer, my God, to Thee Artists vary Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 3014 7-in. 6/27/1898 Nearer, my God, to Thee S. H. Dudley ; Roger Harding Male vocal duet lyricist  
Berliner 021 7-in. 3/25/1899 Nearer, my God, to Thee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]109 10-in. 5/13/1902 Nearer, my God, to Thee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]109 7-in. 7/11/1900 Nearer, my God, to Thee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3582 10-in. 9/14/1901 Nearer, my God, to Thee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor B-3145 10-in. 2/23/1906 Nearer, my God, to Thee Richard Jose Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8212 10-in. 9/7/1909 Nearer, my God, to Thee Whitney Brothers Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor B-11068 10-in. 10/9/1911 Nearer, my God, to Thee Raymond Dixon Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-13225 10-in. 5/1/1913 Nearer, my God, to Thee John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14214 10-in. 12/18/1913 Nearer, my God, to Thee Evan Williams Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-18270 10-in. 8/9/1916 Närmare Gud till Dig Swedish Male Quartet Male vocal quartet, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-20710 10-in. 9/26/1917 Närmare Gud till Dig Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten Male vocal quartet, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-20801 10-in. 9/26/1917 Nearer, my God, to Thee Ernestine Schumann-Heink Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-21674 10-in. 4/12/1918 Nearer, my God, to Thee Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-27542 10-in. 6/23/1926 Nearer, my God, to Thee Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-27542 10-in. 2/12/1923 Nearer, my God, to Thee Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-056924 10-in. 10/17/1940 Nearer, my God, to Thee Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Columbia 397 10-in. ca. 1901 Nearer, my God, to Thee Artists vary Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Columbia 397 7-in. approximately 1901 Nearer, my God, to Thee Artists vary Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Columbia 453 7-in. Late 1901 Funeral service over President McKinley Columbia Quartette Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Columbia 453 10-in. approximately 1901 Hymns and prayer from the funeral service over President McKinley Columbia Quartette Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied lyricist  
Columbia 518 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 Nearer, my God, to Thee Artists vary Male vocal quartet lyricist  
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  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Sarah Flower," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127.

Adams, Sarah Flower. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127.

"Adams, Sarah Flower." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127

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