Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian

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writer and minister. He was born in

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, on February 20, 1867. In 1884, during a

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at Grand Junction near

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, he converted to the Church of God of

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. Two years later, he joined

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as a

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in his company of singers. He married Nannie Kigar, another member of that company. He served as minister and pastor to several congregations. From 1888 to 1940, he worked on song books and hymnals for the ''Gospel Trumpet Company'', the publishing arm of that Church of God. He died on April 21, 1951, in

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, and is buried in Vale Cemetery there. He has been credited with writing either the words or the music or both for more than 2000 hymns and children's songs; but , almost all have fallen out of fashion, though a number of Church of God congregations still sing them weekly. Together with

he published in 1893 the hymnal ''Echoes from Glory'',

Songs

* "It is Truly Wonderful", 1897 * "Joy Unspeakable"Sing to the Lord (1993), Lillenas Publishing Co., Kansas City, Missouri * "Lost Forever", 1893 * "Under His Wings", 1897 * " Farther Along", 1911 (arranged) * "There Is Joy In The Lord",1900

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* * * * 1867 births 1951 deaths People from Lewiston, New York American Christian hymnwriters American Protestant ministers and clergy {{US-songwriter-stub