which we hope, ere long to be published soon. The value of these observations is mentioned by publishers of Southern tunebooks who placed increasing emphasis on regional folk tunes, although they do not mention Dare by name. There is no record of Dare's manuscript work ever having been published. Discography Babylonian Captivity - I Am The Rose Of Sharon - Early American Vocal Music Vol 1 CD References 1782 births 1826 deaths American male composers American composers Hymnal editors American Methodist clergy Shape note 19th-century Methodists 19th-century American male musicians