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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 ...
Ira D. Sankey. Ira David Sankey was born in the little town of Edinburg, on the Mahoning River in Western Pennsylvania, on 28 August 1840. He was the son of David Sankey and Mary Leeper Sankey, the former of English and the latter of Scotch-Irish descent.
Ira D. Sankey (arr.) 927: After the darkest hour: M.R. Tilden* 928: When the Shadows Flee Away: We are marching to a city: Julia Sterling* 930: Far away beyond the shadows: Julia Sterling* 933: Just beyond the silent river: Ira D. Sankey: 945: When the Mists have Rolled Away: When the mists have rolled in splendour: Annie Herbert: 951
Ira David Sankey. Full Name: Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908. Birth Year: 1840. Death Year: 1908. Sankey, Ira David, was born in Edinburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1840, of Methodist parents. About 1856 he removed with his parents to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Ira D. Sankey — Biographies and Information. Ira David Sankey (1840-1908) was an American Gospel singer and composer of music for such hymns as "Faith Is the Victory," "Trusting Jesus," "Under His Wings," and "The Ninety and Nine." Associate with D. L. Moody in evangelistic work in the U.S. and abroad as solo singer/music director.
Ira Sankey — Hymnology Archive. IRA DAVID SANKEY was born in the village of Edinburg, Pa., August 28, 1840. He was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. After some years his father, the Hon. David Sankey, and his mother, removed to a farm where young Ira grew up assisting in the farm work. He received the usual school privileges of those days.
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Ira D. Sankey, the great evangel of song of the latter part of the nineteenth century, was born in the village of Edinburgh, Pennsylvania, August 28, 1840. When he was seventeen years of age his father, the Hon. David Sankey, moved with his family to Newcastle, Pennsylvania, where he became prominent in the activities of the Methodist Episcopal ...