Herbert Buffum – 1879-1939
Born: November 13, 1879, Lafayette, Illinois.
Died: October 9, 1939, Los Angeles, California.
Buried: Valhalla Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California. His epitaph reads “I have fought a good fight.”
“After moving with his family to California and being converted to Christ at age 18, Buffum felt a call to the ministry. He held ministerial credentials with the Church of the Nazarene, and was a holiness/Pentecostal evangelist. He was also a prolific song writer, with many songs inspired by personal experience; he had 10,000 songs to his credit, 1,000 actually published. Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” claimed he once wrote 12 songs in an hour. Though a talented musician, Buffum received no musical training. He sold most of his songs for five dollars or less. When he died, the Los Angeles Times called him “The King of Gospel Song Writers.” (CyberHymnal)
Lyrics
1. He Abides – Here
2. He Keeps on Loving Us Still (© 1931)
3. I’m Going Higher Some Day
4. I’m Going Through
5. Get a Smile from Jesus (© 1927)
6. In God’s Calendar of Days (© 1930)
7. In the City Where the Lamb Is the Light
8. Isn’t He Wonderful (© 1950)
9. Let’s Talk About Jesus
10. My Sheep Know My Voice
11. Old-fashioned Meeting, The (© 1922)
12. When I Take My Vacation in Heaven
13. When You’re One Step from God
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