| 词条 | John W. Peterson |
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BiographyBorn in Lindsborg, Kansas, he served as an Army Air Force pilot flying the China Hump during World War II. Later, he attended Moody Bible Institute and served on the radio staff there for a number of years. In 1953, he graduated from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and shortly thereafter settled in Pennsylvania to continue his songwriting career. He then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where for over ten years he was President and Editor-in-Chief of Singspiration, a sacred music publishing company. While there, he compiled and edited a hymnal called "Great Hymns of the Faith", (c) 1961. He also served on the board of Gospel Films, Inc. of Muskegon, Michigan. He also had direct contact with popular Christian musicians of the day such as Bill Pearce and Dick Anthony. He resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he continued to write music. Peterson died September 20, 2006, aged 84, following a bout with prostate cancer. Some of his more popular song titles include "It Took a Miracle", "Over the Sunset Mountains", "Heaven Came Down", "So Send I You", "Springs of Living Water", "Jesus is Coming Again", "Surely Goodness and Mercy", "This is the day that the Lord hath made" and "O Glorious Love". His cantatas include Night of Miracles and Down From His Glory. In 1986, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.[1] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Inductees by year: 1986|url=http://www.gmahalloffame.org/site/?page_id=57|work=GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame|accessdate=26 November 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175031/http://www.gmahalloffame.org/site/?page_id=57|archivedate=20 July 2011|df=}} External links
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