HowardはJoseph Howes DoaneとFrances Treatの息子で、妻はFrances Mary Treat。
才能あふれる音楽家であり、ウッドストック・アカデミーに在学中、音楽の指導を補助していた。彼自身は音楽は副業と言っていたが、生涯に2,000曲の賛美歌をプロデュースした。彼の本業は世俗的なもので、J.A.Fay木工機械社の社長であり、ビジネスの成功者であった。彼はまたオハイオ州シンシナティのマウント・オーバーン・バプテスト教会で教会学校の校長、聖歌隊の指揮者をしており、多額の遺産を様々な目的のために遺した。イリノイ州シカゴにあるムーディー聖書学校にあるドーン記念音楽ビルは彼の名前から取られている。彼の著作には以下のようなものがある。 Sabbath School Gems, 1862 The Little Sunbeam (Cincinnati, Ohio: John Church, Jr., 1867) Songs of Devotion, 1868 The Silver Spray (Cincinnati, Ohio: John Church, 1868) Songs of Devotion (New York: 1870) Pure Gold for the Sunday School, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1871) Royal Diadem for the Sunday School, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main: 1873) Brightest and Best, with Robert Lowry (New York/Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main: 1875) Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs for the Sunday School, with Robert Lowry & Ira Sankey (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877) Gospel Hymn and Tune Book, with Robert Lowry (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1879) Hymn Service for the Sunday School, with Robert Lowry, D. A. Whedon & John H. Vincent (New York: Biglow & Main: 1879) Good as Gold, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main: 1880) Hymn Service No.2, with Robert Lowry & John Vincent (New York/Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1880) Our Glad Hosanna, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1882) The Baptist Hymnal, with Elias Johnson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883) Joyful Lays, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1884) The Glad Refrain, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1886) Select Gems, with Robert Lowry (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Baptist Publication Society, 1889) The Bright Array, with Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1889) Sunny-Side Songs for Sunday Schools (New York: The Biglow & Main, 1893) Songs of the Kingdom (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Baptist Publication Society, 1896) Glorious Praise, with William Kirkpatrick (Louisville, Kentucky: The Baptist Book Concern, 1904) Precious Jewels of Sacred Song (Louisville, Kentucky: World Publishing Company, 1905) Jubilant Voices, with William Kirkpatrick et al. (Chicago, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, 1907) Precious Jewels of Sacred Song (Louisville, Kentucky: World Publishing Company, undated) Song Evangel (Louisville, Kentucky: 1906)
作品を含む出版物: Findagrave, accessed 13 Jan 2018 Hall, pp. 77-81 Hughes, pp. 370-71 Hustad, p. 232 Julian, pp. 304, 1559-60 Nutter, pp. 405, 455 Osbeck, p. 212 Reynolds, pp. 280-81 Wikipedia, accessed 5 Nov 2016
作詞作品: All-Seeing Eye, The Christ Was Born in Bethlehem Deeper Love Feast of Blessing Like a Bird to Thee No One Knows but Jesus Pray for the Blessing Sounding the Watch-Cry When We All Get Home to Glory
作曲作品: Adoration Alstyne Any One Here? Avalon Badajoz Baton Rouge Beautiful Vale of Rest Beautiful Witness Benjamin Bethesda Is Open Birkenhead Bless This Hour of Prayer Blessed Are They That Believe Blessed Feast, The Children Sing Choose Ye Today Christian Brother, o'er the Main Christmas Carol (Diadem) Church of Christ, O Sleep No More City of Gold Clinging to Jesus Colby Come, Great Deliverer, Come! Coming, Yes, We're Coming Covington Cross of Jesus Cry of the Weary, The Dalmatia Dear Sabbath Home Dew of Mercy Do All the Good You Can Doane Donora Durban Evangel Faith in Jesus Few More Marchings Weary, A First Commandment Fly to the Ark of Rest Good Old Way, The Good Shepherd, The Gospel Trumpet, The Guard the Bible Well Haiti Hand in Hand Hark! There Comes a Whisper He Gave His Life for Thee Help Us to Labor On Hide Me Hillsboro His Words Are True Hour by Hour I Am Anchored Safe I Am Thine, O Lord I Will Go and Tell My Savior If Any Man Hear If I Come to Jesus If the Savior Journey with Me Into the Depths of the Sea Is It Nothing to Thee? Is It There? Istanbul Jacob's Dream Jesus Calls Thee Jesus Is Passing This Way Jesus the Way Jesus, Thy Name I Love Jesus Was a Child Like Me Keep Me Wholly Thine King of Zion Labor On Lay It Down Let Your Light Shine Out Lion of Judah, The Little Talk with Jesus, A Make Me a Blessing Today Marching On to Zion Midlane More and More I Need Thee More Like Jesus More Love to Thee, O Christ Mother's Goodbye, The Mount Merapi My Precious Bible Near the Cross Never Will I Cease to Love Him No Tears in Heaven O Come, Sinner, Come On the Wings of the Morn One Blessed Hour with Jesus Only a Little Way Only a Step Only One Name Only Thee Only Thy Garment's Hem Our Better Home Beyond Our Festive Song Our Home Bright and Fair Out of Bondage Pardon at the Cross Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior Pilgrim's Journey, The Precious Name Preston Prodigal Child, The Pure Within Red Oak Rescue Rest in Jesus Rest over Jordan Revival Rimini Richmond Park Sacred Fountain Safe in the Arms of Jesus Saved by the Blood Savior, More Than Life Scatter Kind Words All Around You Sentinel upon the Heights Shelter of God's Love, The Some Sweet Day, By and By Sound the Alarm! Speed for Thy Life Stand by the Right Stand on the Rock Sweet Voice, The Tell It to Jesus Tell Me the Old, Old Story There Is Peace There's a Promise from the Lord There's Life at the Open Door They That Overcome This I Know Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet Till the Savior Comes 'Tis Not Far to Jesus 'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer To God Be the Glory To Jesus I Will Go To the Work Too Late Tread Softly Tried and True Trust in the Promise Trusting Jesus Tryst 'Twill Not Be Long Two Commandments, The Viens, Ame Perdue! Vision We All Can Do Something for Jesus We Praise Thee Welcome Hour of Prayer We'll Battle to the End We'll Give Our Hearts to Jesus What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do? When the Burden Bearer Came Why Do the Holy Angels Sing? Will Jesus Find Us Watching? Will You Come to the Cross? Yale
