John Edgar Gould


John Edgar Gould was a composer and publisher of hymns. He was born in Bangor, Maine and died in Algiers, Algeria while traveling.
Gould managed music stores in New York and Philadelphia, and collaborated with composer William Fischer. Gould's published collections of hymns include:
He was best known for composing the tune to the popular "Jesus, Saiour, [Pilot Me|Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me]", whose text was written by Edward Hopper.