Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar (19 December 1808 – 31 July 1889), a contemporary and acquaintance of Robert Murray M'cheyne was a Scottish churchman and poet. He is principally remembered as a prodigious hymnodist. Friends knew him as Horace Bonar. Licensed as a preacher, he did mission work in Leith for a time, and in November 1837 he settled at Kelso as minister of the new North Church founded in connection with Thomas Chalmers's scheme of church extension. He became exceedingly popular as a preacher, and was soon well known throughout Scotland.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1808 (Edinburgh), Died May 31, 1889 (Edinburgh)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]565	7-in.	12/5/1900	I heard the voice of Jesus say	J. J. Fisher	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-1704	10-in.	9/24/1904	Come unto me	Edith Merrilees ; Royal Italian Marine Band	Female vocal solo, with band	lyricist
Victor	B-1727	10-in.	10/4/1904	Come unto me	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-8585	10-in.	2/1/1910	I heard the voice of Jesus say	Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-12411	12-in.	9/25/1912	Come unto me	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13651	10-in.	7/29/1913	Come unto me	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-20785	10-in.	10/17/1917	Hvilken vän vi ha i Jesus	Grace Eklund Carlson ; Florence Eklund Reims	Female vocal duet, with organ	lyricist
Victor	B-25472	10-in.	8/26/1921	Ich horte meinez Heilands wert	Methodist Ministers Quartet	Male vocal quartet	songwriter
Columbia	3062	10-in.	ca. 1904-Feb. 1905	Come unto me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	lyricist
Columbia	3754	10-in.	ca. 1907-Feb. 1908	Beyond the smiling and the weeping	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with organ	lyricist
Columbia	3756	10-in.	between 1907 and February 1908	What a friend we have in Jesus	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19439	10-in.	6/28/1911	Come unto me	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38183	10-in.	8/5/1912	I heard the voice of Jesus say	Frank Croxton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W145793	10-in.	3/21/1928	Beyond the smiling and the weeping	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ	lyricist
OKeh	W80970	10-in.	6/3/1927	O why not tonight?	Giddens Sisters	Female vocal trio, with mandolin and guitar	lyricist
OKeh	W403134	10-in.	10/15/1929	I am wandering down life's shady path	Virginia Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	W403136	10-in.	10/15/1929	Light of life	Virginia Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5100-b]	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	What a friend we have in Jesus	Church Quartette	Vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	6737	10-in.	4/21/1919	Beyond the smiling and the weeping	Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw	Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18292	10-in.	3/8/1928	Light of life	Criterion Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	N-131	10-in.	3/8/1928	Light of life	Criterion Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bonar, Horatius," accessed November 16, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102476.

Bonar, Horatius. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102476.

"Bonar, Horatius." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 November 2024.