PHILIP P BLISS GOSPEL SONGWRITERS MUSEUM

The Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum is located in Rome, Pennsylvania, in the house where Bliss lived. Bliss is the writer of many favorite gospel hymns such as "Hallelujah, What A Savior," "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning," "Almost Persuaded" and many others. He wrote the music to Horatio Spafford's lyric "It Is Well With My Soul."... The primary source of information on Bliss' life is a book called the "Memoir," which was assembled and published by Daniel Whittle in 1877. Because this material is now in the Public Domain, we are able to include nearly all of the text of the Memoir on our site, with illustrations added as they are available... The Rome area was home to a surprising number of hymnwriters in addition to Bliss - James McGranahan, Daniel B. Towner, and others. Although the museum is focused on P.P. Bliss, we some material on exhibit regarding these other gospel hymnwriters.

Primary location: Rome United States