William H. Doane

Aliases: Howard Doane
Real name: William Howard Doane
Born: February 3, 1832
Died: December 28, 1915
Country: United States
IPI: 00054313602 2 works
Comments: He was a manufacturer and inventor with more than seventy patents credited to him for innovations in woodworking machinery. As hymn writer he composed over 2,000 church hymns. He was also choral director, church leader and philanthropist.

Songs written by William H. Doane

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Christ Was Born in Bethlehem	William H. Doane			Covered by (6 artists)
Follow On	Robert Lowry, William H. Doane, William Orcutt Cushing			Covered by (2 artists)
Near the Cross	Fanny J. Crosby, William H. Doane			Covered by (26 artists)
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour	Fanny J. Crosby, William H. Doane	Steve Porter	August 13, 1897	Covered by (55 artists)
Safe in the Arms of Jesus	Fanny J. Crosby, William H. Doane	Henry Burr	May 1904	Covered by (6 artists)
To God Be the Glory	Fanny J. Crosby, William H. Doane			Covered by (3 artists)