1874 - 1945 Composer of "[Death shall not destroy my comfort]" in Joyful Lays Benjamin Burke (B. B.) Beall, was born on May 25, 1874, Dallas, Georgia. Benjamin graduated in music and elocution from the Texas Musical Institute. He ran the B. B. Beall publishing company in Douglasville, Georgia. He died on October 7, 1945, in Douglasville, Georgia.
Some of his publications:
Bright Beautiful Bells (Birmingham, Alabama: B. B. Beal & Company, 1900)
Gems for the Sunday Schools (Douglasville, Georgia: B. B. Beall & Company, 1902)
Lasting Songs, B. B. Beall et al (Douglasville, Georgia: B. B. Beall & Company, 1910)
NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.hymntime.com/tch/
B. B. Beall