John H. Sammis (1846–1919) was the writer of the

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hymn "Trust and Obey" with

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in 1887. Sammis also wrote the hymn "He's a Friend of Mine".

Biography

Sammis was born in 1846, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a businessman who became a Presbyterian minister. He taught at the

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. Sammis wrote over 100 hymns. Most of them can be categorized as "songs of trust" and "songs of obedience". They were compiled by T. C. Horton (a founder of Bible Institute of Los Angeles) and

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in 1918. Sammis died in Highland Park, Los Angeles on June 12, 1919, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

References

External links

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Free Download of Trust And Obey at HymnsWithoutWords
Sammis, John H. 1846 births 1919 deaths Musicians from Brooklyn American Presbyterian ministers Songwriters from New York (state) Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) {{US-songwriter-stub