Sarah Flower Adams

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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 (Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 A-]109	7-in.	7/11/1900	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 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	B-27542	10-in.	2/12/1923	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Peerless Quartet	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	BS-056924	10-in.	10/17/1940	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder	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	397	10-in.	ca. 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	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Sarah Flower," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127.

Adams, Sarah Flower. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104127.

"Adams, Sarah Flower." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

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