William G. Tomer

Short Name: William G. Tomer
Full Name: Tomer, William G. (William Gould), 1833-1896
Birth Year: 1833
Death Year: 1896

Born: Oc­to­ber 5, 1833, New Jer­sey.
Died: Sep­tem­ber 26, 1896, New Jer­sey.
Buried: Un­ion Cem­e­te­ry, Fines­ville, New Jer­sey.

Tomer stu­died sing­ing and sang in the choir in Fines­ville, New Jer­sey, and be­gan teach­ing school at age 17. He served in the Un­ion army dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, then worked as a clerk in Wash­ing­ton, DC, served as mu­sic di­rect­or for Grace Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, and taught school in New Car­pen­ters­ville and Green­wich, New Jer­sey. He was liv­ing in Green­wich as of 1880.

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TextsTunesHymnals
Texts by William G. Tomer (10)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Walk in the light, in the beautiful, beautiful lightWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English4
'Tis not for the beautyWilliam G. Tomer (Author)3
There's a beautiful land far away, far awayWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English2
There is no one like Jesus to comfort and cheerWilliam G. Tomer (Author)2
Sleep on, sweet child, O gently sleepWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English3
O give me a home far awayWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English4
Let those who have donned the beautiful blueW. G. T. (Author)English2
Joy! joy! Joy at the beautiful gateWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English2
Have you heard of that city of wonderWilliam G. Tomer (Author)2
God be with you till we meet againWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English1

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