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<h2>Hart Pease Danks</h2>
<h2>1834-1903</h2>
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<td><em>Born:</em> April 6, 1834, New Haven, Connecticut.
<p><em>Died:</em> November 20, 1903, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</td>
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<p class="just">When Danks was eight years old, his family moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, where he studied music with Dr. E. Whiting. Later, Danks worked as a carpenter in his father&#8217;s construction business for while, but shortly began a full time music career: composing, singing, and leading choral groups. In 1864, he moved to New York City. In 1892, he published <em>Superior Anthems for Church Choirs</em>. The next year, he published
his best known song, &#8220;Silver Threads Among the Gold&#8221; (words by <a href = "./hymns/hymns_bio/bio_r_e_rexford_ee.html" >Eben E. Rexford</a>), which sold over three million copies. Having sold the rights to it, though, he died penniless in a boarding house. His last written words: &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to die alone.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Hymns:</em></p>
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<li>Not Ashamed of Christ, 1893</li>
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<p><em>Music:</em></p>
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<li><a href = "./hymns/hymns_html/htm_m_h_mhomygtd.html" >Delphine</a></li>
<li><a href = "./hymns/hymns_html/htm_l_z_lzionrei.html" >Lord in Zion Reigneth, The</a></li>
<li><a href = "./hymns/hymns_html/htm_n_n_nnighthr.html" >No Night There</a></li>
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<p>Wanted:</p>
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<li>Burial place</li>
<li>Score for &#8220;Not Ashamed of Christ&#8221;</li>
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