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[By Samaria's wayside well]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: De Loss Smith Incipit: 51334 31216 71251 Used With Text: The Old Fountain

Author: Emma Johnston Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: By Samaria's wayside well Refrain First Line: There's a fountain that was opened long ago Used With Tune: [By Samaria's wayside well]

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The Old Fountain

Author: Emma Johnston Hymnal: Favorite Solos #20 (1908) First Line: By Samaria's wayside well Refrain First Line: There's a fountain that was opened long ago Languages: English Tune Title: [By Samaria's wayside well]

The Old Fountain

Author: Emma Johnston Hymnal: Sing His Praise #42 (1902) First Line: By Samaria's wayside well Refrain First Line: There's a fountain that was opened long ago Topics: Sing His Praise Languages: English Tune Title: [By Samaria's wayside well]

The Old Fountain

Author: Emma Johnston Hymnal: Songs of the King #63 (1906) First Line: By Samaria's wayside well Refrain First Line: There's a fountain that was opened long ago Languages: English Tune Title: [By Samaria's wayside well]

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Emma M. Johnston

1835 - 1904 Person Name: Emma Johnston Author of "The Old Fountain" in Favorite Solos Born: October 18, 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: February 15, 1904, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Robert Elliott Johnston and Grace Acheson Johnston, Emma was baptized at the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. She attended different churches in Philadelphia, including Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, where composer William Kirkpatrick also worshipped. She worked as a school teacher, and McElroy’s 1873 Directory of Philadelphia listed her as an authoress. After her elder sister, Esther Elliott Johnston Boyd, was widowed, the two sisters moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and later to Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where they shared a house. © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

DeLoss Smith

1875 - 1939 Composer of "[By Samaria's wayside well]" in Favorite Solos Smith, DeLoss. (1875?--March 16, 1939, Missoula, Montana). Attended Eureka College, Illinois. Associated with William H. Boles and Charles Reign Scoville. Moved to New York City in 1907; director of music at Central Church, New York City, and Central Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Joined the music faculty at Columbia University, and in 1915 was elected to position of dean at the School of Music at the University of Montana at Missoula. --Tina Schneider, from obituary in the DNAH Archives