Son of a Di­sci­ples of Christ min­is­ter, Fill­more be­gan sup­port­ing his fam­i­ly at age 16 by run­ning his fa­ther’s sing­ing school, af­ter his fa­ther’s death. In 1874, he and his bro­thers found­ed the Fill­more Bro­thers Mu­sic House in Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio. He com­posed a num­ber of hymn tunes, an­thems, and can­ta­tas. Fred­er­ick Fill­more was his bro­ther. James col­lab­o­rat­ed with Jes­sie Pounds for some 30 years. His works in­clude:

• Songs of Glo­ry, 1874

Sources

Music

1. All the World for Je­sus
2. Beautiful Gar­den of Pray­er, The
3. Glory in the High­est
4. He Lives
5. I Am Re­solved
6. I Know That My Re­deem­er Liv­eth
7. Place in the Ranks for Me, A
8. Praise God for His Word
9. Purer in Heart, O God
10. Victory May De­pend on You, The
11. We Are Go­ing Down the Val­ley