Joseph John Daynes

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Joseph John Daynes

Birth
Attleborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Death
15 Jan 1920 (aged 68)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
PARK_3_11_1E
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Son of John Frederick Nicholas Daynes and Eliza Miller. He was the first Mormon Tabernacle organist appointed by Brigham Young at the age of 16. He served as organist at the Tabernacle from 1867 - 1900. He wrote the hymn "As the Dew from Heaven Distilling" which is the closing selection on all of the Mormon Taberncale Choir's radio broadcasts.
Son of John Frederick Nicholas Daynes and Eliza Miller. He was the first Mormon Tabernacle organist appointed by Brigham Young at the age of 16. He served as organist at the Tabernacle from 1867 - 1900. He wrote the hymn "As the Dew from Heaven Distilling" which is the closing selection on all of the Mormon Taberncale Choir's radio broadcasts.