death_place death_date years_active birth_place title birth_date article_title name occupation
canada 1975 1909-1944 england major 1887 sidney e. cox
 sidney e. cox officer of the salvation army
sidney e. cox

sidney e. cox , 1887 -- 1975 , was a psalm author and composer .
in 1907 , cox moved from england to canada .
in 1908 he joined the methodist church but soon converted to the salvation army , where he worked from the years 1909 until 1944 , eventually becoming a major .
after he left the salvation army he devoted his focus to evangelical revival work .
over the course of his life , cox has authored or composed approximately 400 songs .
