Robert Lowry

Robert Lowry

1826-1899

Robert Lowry was an American music composer who was one of the persons responsible for the compilation of Sunday school songs during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. This interest took root during the post Civil War years. The leading poet was Fanny Jane Crosby and her texts were set to music by Lowry and Doane. ~ Keith Johnson

Type

Person

Born

Mar 12, 1826

Died

Nov 25, 1899 (aged 73)

Country

United States

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