Joseph Lincoln Hall was born on Nov. 4, 1866, in Philadelphia.
He graduated with high honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and received an honorary doctor’s degree from Harriman University.
He was a prominent figure in sacred music during his lifetime, and served as a song leader, choir conductor, composer, and music publisher.
Hymns he contributed were:
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He was with the Hall-Mack Publishing company of Philadelphia, that later became the Rodeheaver Publishing Company of Winona Lake, Indiana.
He died on November 29, 1930 in Pennsylvania.
Sources
Ernest K. Emurian, Forty Stories of Famous Gospel Songs (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1959), pp. 22-25.
Kenneth W. Osbeck, 101 More Hymn Stories (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel Publications, 1985), p. 77.
George W. Sanville, Forty Gospel Hymn Stories (Winona Lake, Illinois: Rodeheaver-Hall Mack Co., 1943), p. 74.
