1865 - 1965 Person Name: Moses G. Shirley Hymnal Number: 7323 Author of "When I Shall Fall Asleep" in The Cyber Hymnal Moses Gage Shirley was born at Goffstown, N.H. 15 May 1865. His poems are about truth, justice and righteousness. A few of his poems have been set to music.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
Moses Gage Shirley