Silas Jones Vail, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSilas Jones Vail
American hymnwriter
Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1818
Date of Death: 20-May-1883
Profession: hymnwriter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Silas Jones Vail
- Silas Jones Vail was an American hatter and composer, notable for hymns such as "Scatter Seeds of Kindness", "The Guiding Hand", "Nothing But Leaves", "O, Be Saved" and "The Gate Ajar for Me."Silas Jones Vail was born on October 16, 1818 at Southold, New York. He was a hatter by trade, but a musician and composer by passion, notable for writing hymns, some of which were set to music by Mrs.
- Albert Smith.
- Phillip Phillips published his first book of hymns.
- He was also associated with famous hymnists such as Fanny J.
- Crosby, Stephen Foster and William Sherwin. Publications include The Athenaeum Collection (1863) and Songs of Grace and Glory (1874). Vail died in Brooklyn, New York on May 20, 1883.
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