1868–1943

Introduction

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Born: Jan­ua­ry 17, 1868, De­kalb Coun­ty, Ala­ba­ma.

Died: Au­gust 7, 1943.

Buried: Mart­ling Com­mu­ni­ty Ce­me­te­ry, Mart­ling, Ala­ba­ma.

Biography

Sims was the husband of Frances Shipp.

He was a sing­ing teach­er, com­pos­er, and pub­lish­er. He di­rect­ed sing­ing schools, usu­al­ly last­ing 10–20 days in the sum­mer, and led sing­ings as well.

Sims formed a Gos­pel mu­sic pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny with Ho­mer Mor­ris and with F. N. Brown of Bo­az, Ala­ba­ma, and put out a num­ber of song books.

Sims was su­per­in­ten­dent of the Mart­ling Me­tho­dist Sun­day School, was ac­tive in the Ep­worth League, and served on the coun­ty ju­ry com­mis­sion.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Are You Walk­ing in This Way?
  2. Be a Light for Je­sus
  3. Beautiful Home of the Soul
  4. Come, Go with Me to Ca­naan’s Land
  5. Going Home By and By
  6. Gospel Light, The
  7. Happy Time, A
  8. I Am Go­ing to the Foun­tain
  9. I Pray Thee, Savior, to Give Me Faith
  10. O I Love the Sto­ry True
  11. Saved by the Blood
  12. Shall This Life of Mine Be End­ed?
  13. There Is Rest for the Soul
  14. There’ll Be Joy in Hea­ven
  15. We’re March­ing on to the Ri­ver of Death
  16. Will We Be Unit­ed There?

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