Gordon V. Thompson


Gordon Vincent Thompson was a Canadian composer of patriotic and religious songs. He founded the Thompson Publishing Company in 1911 and the Authors and Composers [Association of Canada] in 1918. He then sold his business to Leo Feist and worked for them until 1932 when he started his own company again – Gordon V. Thompson Ltd.
His work included:
  • "When Jack Comes Back"
  • "Where Is My Boy Tonight?"
  • "Red Cross Nell and Khaki Jim"
  • "When We Wind Up the Watch on the Rhine"
  • "Heroes of the Flag "
  • "For the Glory of the Grand Old Flag"
  • "You Are Welcome Back at Home, Sweet Home"
  • "Quintuplets' Lullaby"
  • "In an Eastern Canadian Port"
  • "Jesus is Lord"