Ira Sankey
Ira David Sankey (August 28, 1840 – August 13, 1908) was an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long association with Dwight L. Moody in a series of religious revival campaigns in America and Britain during the closing decades of the 19th century. Sankey was a pioneer in the introduction of a musical style that influenced church services and evangelical campaigns for generations, and the hymns that he wrote or popularized continued to be sung well into the 21st century. Sankey, born in Pennsylvania, was an amateur singer and church worker when he was recruited by Moody in 1870, after the latter heard him sing at a convention. Until Moody's death in 1899 the two campaigned together, Moody preaching while Sankey sang both old and new hymns, inspired by writers such as Fanny Crosby and Philip Bliss. Sankey also became a prolific composer of hymn tunes, and a compiler and editor of popular hymn collections, in particular '' Sacred Songs and Solos'' and ''Gospel Hymns ...
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Edinburg, Pennsylvania
Edinburg is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 551 near U.S. Route 224#Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 224 on the south bank of the Mahoning River, west of New Castle, Pennsylvania, New Castle. Edinburg has a post office with ZIP code 16116. References

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