#278 Thanks for the Sabbath School
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Written By: William Willes
William Willes (1814–1890) was an early Latter-day Saint songwriter and, along with Hugh Findlay, was one of the first Mormon missionaries to enter India.
Willes was born in England. He was well-educated and by the age of 22 became head of a boys’ school in Cardiff, Wales. He lost his position as a result of joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848.[1] In 1851 he and Findlay traveled to India, where they met limited success. He sailed for the United States in 1855.
Willes served as a “Sabbath School missionary” after his arrival in Utah. He was an accomplished singer and premiered a song by Eliza R. Snow at the Salt Lake City July 4 celebration in 1861.[2][3]
Willes has the following hymns to his credit in the current LDS hymnal:
- Come Along, Come Along, 244
- Thanks for the Sabbath School, 278
Willes has no relation to early Mormon figure William S. S. Willes.
Music By: James R. Murray
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