William Steffe
1830–1890 · 19th century · 1 melody
William Steffe (1830–1890) was a songwriter in Philadelphia who is credited with the melody of "Glory, Hallelujah". Melody you can play here: Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah).
The camp-meeting tune he is credited with (around 1856) later became the melody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Who wrote it first is uncertain, so the credit is marked as attributed.