Born: Au­gust 29, 1872, Hil­ver­sum, Noord-Holl­and, Ne­ther­lands (birth name: Hen­dri­cus de Fluit­er).

Died: March 3, 1970, Azu­sa, Cal­i­forn­ia.

De Fluiter’s fam­i­ly em­i­grat­ed to Cleve­land, Ohio, in 1882. When Hen­ry grew up, he be­came an ap­pren­tice sign paint­er. His life changed, though, af­ter at­tend­ing a re­viv­al by Dwight Moo­dy and Ira San­key in Clev­eland, Ohio. In­spired by that ex­per­i­ence, he en­rolled at the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, and went on to a ca­reer in evan­gel­ism.

Lyrics

  1. Angels of God
  2. Always
  3. Children’s Song, The
  4. Closer to Thy Side (1952)
  5. Deep in My Heart (1946)
  6. For Me (1951)
  7. Garden of Gethsemane (1955)
  8. God Bless and Keep Thee
  9. God Watches Over Me (1918)
  10. Hail Him the King of Glory
  11. Homesick for Heaven (© 1950)
  12. Jesus, My Friend
  13. Just for Today
  14. Last Mile, The
  15. Longing (1925)
  16. Lord, Keep Us Faithful
  17. Matthew 24 (written 1902, © 1927)
  18. Out of the Night
  19. Over Yonder
  20. Praise the Lord
  21. Ride On, King Jesus
  22. See the Day Now Breaking
  23. That Day Must Be Near
  24. Then Sing for Joy
  25. There Is a Land
  26. There’s a Hiding Place (1948)
  27. Up in Glory Land (1929)
  28. What Would Jesus Do?
  29. When God Forgets (1953)
  30. Wonderful Love for Me (© 1949)