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Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone〔''The Heart of a Hymn writer'', Masters Peter; ''Men of Purpose,'' Wakeman Publishers Ltd,London,1973 ISBN 978-1-870855-41-9〕 Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including ''Almost Persuaded''; ''Hallelujah, What a Saviour!''; ''Let the Lower Lights Be Burning''; ''Wonderful Words of Life'' and the tune for Horatio Spafford's ''It Is Well with My Soul''. Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum. ==Early life== Bliss was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (although possibly in Rome, PA) in a log cabin. His father was Mr. Isaac Bliss, a practicing Methodist, who taught the family to pray daily. Isaac loved music and allowed Philip to develop his passion for singing. When he was a boy, Bliss’s family moved to Kinsman, Ohio in 1844, and then returned to Pennsylvania in 1847, settling first in Espeyville, Crawford County, and a year later in Tioga County. Bliss had little formal education and was taught by his mother, from the Bible. At age 10, while selling vegetables to help support the family, Bliss first heard a piano. At age 11, he left home to make his own living. He worked in timber camps and sawmills. While working, he irregularly went to school to further his education. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philip Bliss」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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