[1] According to an article in the Syracuse American, "He had established a considerable reputation in concert work when he was forced by increasing deafness to turn to composition for musical expression.
[1] He spent a few summers in McDonough, New York, before purchasing a house there in 1922, calling his home "The Scottage".
[6] A couple of his songs and poems refer to the town, including "The Old Road" and "The Hills O' McDonough".
He spent time with relatives in Syracuse, New York,[7] where he died in December 1932[1] John Prindle Scott composed about 60 published songs between 1910 and 1930, including several prominent sacred works which have remained in the repertoire, especially "Come, Ye Blessed."
Alan J. Ord mentioned "Come, Ye Blessed" as a good song for bass voices, calling it "ardent, with a flowing line".