Daniel Brink Towner was a composer who held a Doctorate of music

Doctor of Music

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, and used his abilities to develop the music to several Christian hymns which are still popular today.

Studies

Towner received his early musical training from his father J. G. Towner. He later studied under John Howard

John Howard

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, George Root

George Frederick Root

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, and James Webb

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Musical Direction

Towner was the music director

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 at the Centenary Methodist Church in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); the York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); the Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and the Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute

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, Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919).

Awards and Works

The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner a Doctorate of Music in 1900. His musical works include:

• Anywhere with Jesus
• At Calvary
• Christ Jesus
  Jesus
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   Hath the Power
• Gone from My Heart
• Full Surrender
• Hand That Was Nailed to the Cross, The
• He Will Answer Every Prayer
• He’s a Friend of Mine
• Hear the Word
• I Am Standing on the Word of God
• I Do Love Jesus with All My Heart
• Jesus Only, Let Me See
• Joyful Sound
• Light in the Eastern Sky
• Moody
• My Anchor Holds
• Nor Silver Nor Gold
• O Changeless Word
• O Thou God of My Salvation
• O Word of God
  Religious text
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• Old Ship of Zion, The
  The Old Ship of Zion
  "The Old Ship of Zion" is a Christian Hymn written by M. J. Cartwright sometime around 1889 , played to a tune written by Daniel B. Towner.-Sources:* http://www.pdmusic.org/biographies/Cartwright%20M%20J%20Cartwright.pdf...
  
  
• Only a Sinner
• Saved by the Blood
• Saving Grace
• Send Out a Light
• Some Sweet Day
• Sunset Gate, The
• Tell Out the Wonderful Story
• Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom
• Trust and Obey (1987)
• What Will It Be When We See Him?
• Victory in My Soul

External links

• Biography at the Cyber Hymnal