Jessie Brown Pounds
American poet
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| Intro | American poet | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 31 August 1861 | |
| Death | 1921 (aged 59 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Biography
Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (born 1861 August 31, died 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs.
Life
A staff writer for Christian Standard, she often collaborated with composer Frederick A. Fillmore (1856–1925). In 1897 she married John E. Pounds, minister of the Central Christian Church in Hiram, Ohio, adjacent to Hiram College.
Works
"Anywhere with Jesus" is possibly the most well known of her poems. It has been set to a number of musical scores, the most familiar being the tune "Serenity" by Daniel B. Towner (1850–1919). Her 1896 poem "Beautiful Isle" became the song "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", which was sung at President McKinley's funeral and criticized by President Wilson.