William B. Bradbury

William B. Bradbury
Short Name: William B. Bradbury
Full Name: Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868
Birth Year: 1816
Death Year: 1868

William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life.

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Wikipedia Biography

William Batchelder Bradbury (October 6, 1816 – January 7, 1868) was a musician who composed the tune to "Jesus Loves Me" and many other popular hymns.

Texts by William B. Bradbury (28)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
When this song of praise shall ceaseWilliam Bradbury (Author)English1
This life is a warfare, a warfare with sinWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)2
The Sunday school that blessed placeWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)English3
The Bible, the Bible, More precious than goldWilliam Bachelder Bradbury (Author)English1
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayerW. B. B. (Author)English1
Softly now the light of dayWm. B. Bradbury (Author)English1
O Lord, responsive to Thy call, In life or death, whatever befallWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)English1
O come to the hills of gloryWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)1
Nothing either great or small remains for me to doWilliam Batchelder Bradbury (Author)English1
No te dé temor hablar por CristoW. B. B. (Author)Spanish6
Nani ke 'Lii kiekie!William B. Bradbury (Author)Hawaiian2
Nani e na wawae hele ma na maunaWilliam B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 (Author)Hawaiian2
Mi esperanza está en JesúsWilliam Batchelder Bradbury (Author)Spanish2
Make ao e nauwe neiWilliam B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 (Author)Hawaiian2
Lord of the gospel harvest, sendWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)English1
Let us pray for one another, let us pray for one another when we kneelWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)2
Let the gospel trumpet soundWilliam Batchelder Bradbury (Author)1
Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me soWm. B. B. (Author)English3
In a manger laid so lowlyWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)English1
How shall I be happyWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)1
Ho'omaika'i, ho'omaika'i, ho'omaika'iWilliam B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 (Author)Hawaiian2
He leadeth me: O blessed thought!William B. Bradbury (Author)English1
Gladly I hail the morning of the SabbathWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)2
Eia no lakou e IesuWilliam B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 (Author)Hawaiian2
Dear Savior, if these lambs should strayWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)English1
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleepWilliam B. Bradbury (Author)English1
Amas Kristo, amas minW.B,Bradbury (1816-1868) (Author)2
A beautiful land by faith I seeBradbury (Author)English1

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