Composer Joseph Philbrick Webster reportedly wrote over a thousand ballads and hymns. His most famous ballad was “Lorena” (words by Henry D.L. Webster) which was played in three films, “The Searchers,” “The Horse Soldiers,” and this classic.
“Gone with the Wind” in a scene when Scarlett O’Hara appears at a charity dance while wearing her mourning outfit. Webster’s most famous hymn is “In the Sweet By and By” with words by Sanford F. Bennett.
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