Lucius Chapin, 1760-1842
Born: April 25, 1760, Longmeadow (near Springfield), Massachusetts.
Died: December 24, 1842, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Buried: Originally at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1842. Reinterred at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 26, 1858.
Lucius’ brother was Amzi Chapin. In 1775, Lucius joined the Continental Army in Boston as a fifer; re-enlisting in 1776, he served at the Battles of Ticonderoga and Stillwater, and endured the infamous winter of 1777-8 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with George Washington. After the war, he conducted singing schools in Ve… Go to person page >
Tune Title: VERNONFirst Line: Come, O thou Traveler unknownMeter: 88. 88. 88Key: d minorDate: 1992Source: American folk melody, Christian Harmony, 1805
Tune Title: [He came to Pharaoh, the king who could kill]First Line: He came to Pharaoh, the king who could killComposer: Jeremiah IngallsKey: d minorSource: Christian Harmony by Jeremiah Ingalls, 1805; this version from A Compilation of Genuine Church Music by Joseph Funk, 1835
Tune Title: VERNONFirst Line: Hear, heaven and earth, your God’s appealComposer: Jeremiah IngallsMeter: 88.88.88Key: d minorSource: Christian Harmony by Jeremiah Ingalls (1805); Arr.: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music by Joseph Funk (1835
Tune Title: VERNONFirst Line: Blow ye the trump, in Sion blowMeter: 88.88.88Key: F Major or modalSource: Christian Harmony by Jeremiah Ingalls, 1805; Arr.: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music by Joseph Funk, 1835
Tune Title: VERNONFirst Line: Come O thou Traveler unknownMeter: 8.8.8.8.8.8Key: d minorDate: 2020Source: American traditional (USA), Christian Harmony, 1805, alt.