Frank E. Graeff

Reverend
Frank E. Graeff
Graeff in 1916
Born
Frank Ellsworth Graeff

(1860-12-19)December 19, 1860
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 1919(1919-07-29) (aged 58)
Ocean Grove, New Jersey, U.S.
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 (December 19, 1860 — July 29, 1919) was an American hymnwriter and minister in the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] He is 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, in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, at age 68.[1]

References

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