Daniel Webster Whittle - wikipedia Daniel Webster Whittle Major Daniel Webster Whittle ( November 22, 1840, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts - March 4, 1901, Northfield, Massachusetts ) was a 19th - century American gospel song lyricist, evangelist, and Bible teacher. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Writings of Daniel W. Whittle 3 Example of hymn : `` I Know Whom I Have Believed '' 4 References 5 External links Life and career Whittle was associated with the evangelistic campaigns of Dwight Lyman Moody. Marrying Abbie Hanson in 1861 the night before he deployed with Company B of the 72d Illinois Infantry, he served in the American Civil War. He was wounded at Vicksburg and marched with General William Tecumseh Sherman 's forces through Georgia. Whittle was breveted with the rank of major at the end of the war and is still widely known among hymnologists as Major Whittle. Settling in Chicago to work for the Elgin Clock Company, he became closely associated with Moody, who successfully encouraged him to go into evangelistic work. One of Whittle 's war experiences served as the basis for the gospel song `` Hold the Fort '' by Philip Paul Bliss, of whom Whittle edited a biography. He was also known to have worked with Bliss ' sister, Mary Elizabeth Willson. Whittle wrote mostly under the pseudonym `` El Nathan '' although editors of later hymnals routinely credit his actual name. Of his approximately 200 hymns, `` I Know Whom I Have Believed '' and `` Showers of Blessing '' are among the most familiar. James McGranahan wrote the tunes for both of those and for Whittle 's `` Banner of the Cross '' as well. The name of the tune associated with `` I Know Whom I Have Believed '' is EL NATHAN, Whittle 's pseudonym. The tune for Whittle 's `` Moment by Moment '' ( first line `` Dying with Jesus '' ) was composed by Whittle 's daughter Mary `` May '' Whittle Moody. Writings of Daniel W. Whittle Memoirs of Philip P. Bliss edited by D.W. Whittle. Chicago : A.S. Barnes and Company, 1877. B00085OH8S Jonathan and other poems. BiblioBazaar, 2009 September. Old Tappan, New Jersey : Fleming H. Revell company, 1900. ISBN 978 - 1 - 103 - 39065 - 6 The Wonders of Prayer. BiblioBazaar, 2009 February 10. ISBN 978 - 1 - 103 - 39065 - 6. Example of hymn : `` I Know Whom I Have Believed '' I know not why God 's wondrous grace To me has been made known ; Nor why -- unworthy as I am -- He claimed me for His own. ( REFRAIN ) But I know whom I have believèd And am persuaded that he is able To keep that which I 've committed Unto Him against that day. References Jump up ^ Hall, Jacob Henry ( 1914 ). `` Major D.W. Whittle : Evangelist and hymn writer ''. Biography of gospel song and hymn writers. New York : Fleming H. Revell. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Hall, Jacob Henry ( 1914 ). `` Major D.W. Whittle : Evangelist and hymn writer ''. Biography of gospel song and hymn writers. New York : Fleming H. Revell. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` D.W. Whittle ''. Bible Study Tools. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Whittle, Daniel Webster ( 1877 ). Memoirs of Philip P. Bliss. Chicago : A.S. Barnes & Company. p. 17. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Daniel Webster Whittle 1840 - 1901 ''. Christian Biography Resources. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ The Baptist hymn book. London : Psalms and Hymns Trust. 1962. The refrain is drawn verbatim from Paul in 2 Timothy 1 : 12. External links Wikisource has original works written by or about : Daniel Webster Whittle Hymn music of DW Whittle Works by Daniel Webster Whittle at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Daniel Webster Whittle at Internet Archive VIAF : 14052140 LCCN : n97042970 IATH : w6vb0wwf Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Webster_Whittle&oldid=810862268 '' Categories : 1840 births 1901 deaths American hymnwriters Christian hymnwriters American evangelists Gospel music United States Army officers Writers from Illinois Writers from Massachusetts People from Chicopee, Massachusetts 19th - century American writers Songwriters from Massachusetts Union Army officers Hidden categories : Articles with Project Gutenberg links Articles with Internet Archive links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikisource Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 17 November 2017, at 22 : 55. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote there shall be showers of blessing
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