Reverend

Frank E. Graeff
Born
Frank Ellsworth Graeff

(1860-12-19)December 19, 1860
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 29, 1919(1919-07-29) (aged 58)
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Other namesSunshine minister
OccupationMinister
Years active1890 — 1919
ReligionChristian
ChurchMethodist Episcopal Church
Ordained1890
Writings
  • The Minister's Twin
  • "Does Jesus Care?"
Signature
Signature of Frank Ellsworth Graeff

Frank Ellsworth Graeff (1860 — 1919) was an American hymnwriter and minister in the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] He is chiefly known as the author of "Does Jesus Care?" which was composed by J. Lincoln Hall and published in 1905 by Hall-Mark Company in the hymn New Songs of Gospel volume two.[2]

Life

Graeff was born on December 19, 1860, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.[1] At a young age, he was admitted into the Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1890.[2] He was known for his story telling ability which earned him the title "sunshine minister".[2][1] Graeff wrote 200 hymns and a novel The Minister's Twin.[2] Graeff died on July 29, 1919, at Ocean Grove, New Jersey.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gabriel, Charles Hutchinson (1916). The Singers and Their Songs: Sketches of Living Gospel Hymn Writers. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. p. 33.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Osbeck, Kenneth W. (2013). 101 Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favorite Hymns. Kregel Publications. pp. 77–78.
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