Charles H. Gabriel

Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (August 18, 1856 – September 14, 1932) was an American composer and lyricist of gospel songs and gospel tunes. He is said to have written and/or composed between 7,000 and 8,000 songs,^[1] many of which are available in 21st century hymnals. He used several pseudonyms, including Charlotte G. Homer, H. A. Henry, and S. B. Jackson.^[2]

Charles H. Gabriel

August 18 1856

Wilton, Muscatine, Iowa, United States

September 14 1932 (aged 76)

Hollywood, California United States

Composer, Lyricist

Inductee into Gospel Music Hall of Fame (1982)

Personal life[edit]

Gabriel was married twice, first to Fannie Woodhouse, which ended in divorce, and later to Amelia Moore. One child was born to each marriage.^[6]

He died in Hollywood, California on September 14, 1932, aged 76. Gabriel wrote an autobiography titled Sixty Years of Gospel Song (Chicago, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, undated).

Legacy[edit]

He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1982.^[7]

(A) Alexander, Charles M. (ed.) Alexander's Gospel Songs. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1908

(R) Rodeheaver, Homer and , eds. Great Revival Hymns. Chicago: Rodeheaver-Ackley Co., 1911.

B. D. Ackley

(C) Bowen, C. A. (ed.) The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal. Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1938.

(B) Sims, Walter Hines. Baptist Hymnal. Nashville: Convention Press, 1956.

(L) . Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1985.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Terry York, "Charles Hutchinson Gabriel: Composer, Author, and Editor in the Gospel Tradition" (Unpublished DMA diss., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1985).

Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo, Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2021).

Charles H. Gabriel