James Lucas

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Life

  • 1762–1800 (this is based on the evidence below)
    • One source says he lived from 1762 to 1800[1], and another source verifies that he was born at this date[2], while later Latter-day Saint sources say he was born in 1726[3][4]. Some sources site 1805[5] and 1820[6][7] as dates of importance to him, somehow.

Works

  • Lucas
    • Modern sources generally say this tune is attributed to him, and not definitely his. Loads of old hymnals list him as being the composer, however, without additional notes.
  • Swanwick
    • It should be noted here that one source says a John Lucas wrote a tune called Swanick[8] (not Swanwick), which may or may not be the same tune.

References

  1. ↑ The Story of the Tunes, 1890 (p. 208)
  2. ↑ The Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church, 1911 (p. 460)
  3. ↑ Stories of Our Mormon Hymns, 1963 (p. 25)
  4. ↑ Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985 (no. 217)
  5. ↑ The Methodist Hymnal, 1905 (p. 551)
  6. ↑ Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church: With Tunes, 1878 (p. 456)
  7. ↑ Cyberhymnal article on James Lucas
  8. ↑ Catalogue of Manuscript Music in the British Museum, 1906 (p. 188)
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