Burnap ran a dry goods bus­iness in Brook­lyn, though he grad­u­at­ed from the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Par­is with a mu­sic de­gree, and for 37 years played the or­gan at the Re­formed Church in Brook­lyn Heights. He was a pro­li­fic com­pos­er, and helped ed­it the fol­low­ing:

• Hymns of the Church, 1869
• Hymns of Pray­er and Praise, 1871
• Hymns and Songs of Praise, 1874

Sources

Music

1. Amesbury
2. Blumen
3. Cantus
4. Cara
5. Ephratah
6. Hinchman
7. Holy Guide
8. Inasmuch
9. New Year’s Day
10. Serenity
11. Tennent