Frank Ellsworth Graeff (December 19, 1860 — July 29, 1919) was an American hymnwriter and minister in the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] He is the author of Does Jesus Care?, which was composed by J. Lincoln Hall and published in 1905 by Hall-Mark Company in the hymn New Songs of Gospel volume two.[2]
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| Born | Frank Ellsworth Graeff December 19, 1860 Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 1919 (aged 58) Ocean Grove, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Sunshine minister |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Years active | 1890 — 1919 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Church | Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Ordained | 1890 |
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Life
editGraeff was born on December 19, 1860, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.[1] At a young age, he was admitted into the Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1890.[2] He was known for his story telling ability which earned him the title "sunshine minister".[2][1] Graeff wrote 200 hymns and a novel The Minister's Twin.[2]
Graeff died on July 29, 1919, in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, at age 68.[1]