Daniel Brink Towner (March 5, 1850 – October 3, 1919) was an American composer who held a Doctorate of music, and used his abilities to develop the music to several Christian hymns which are still popular today.

[2][3] He received his early musical training from his father, J. G. Towner.

He later studied under John Howard, George Root and James Webb.

[3] Towner was the music director at Centenary Methodist Church, in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); Union Methodist Episcopal Church, in Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919).

The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner a Doctorate of Music in 1900.