Please give today to support Hymnary.org during one of only two fund drives we run each year. Each month, Hymnary serves more than 1 million users from around the globe, thanks to the generous support of people like you, and we are so grateful. 

Tax-deductible donations can be made securely online using this link.

Alternatively, you may write a check to CCEL and mail it to:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Click here to donate to Hymnary.org I have already donated. Please don't show this to me again this fund drive

The First Glad Song

O pilgrims [brothers] along life's journey

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman
Tune: [O brothers along life's journey]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry  Go to person page >

^ top

Text Information

First Line: O pilgrims [brothers] along life's journey
Title: The First Glad Song
Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O how can we tell the rapture
Copyright: Public Domain
^ top

Timeline

^ top

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
Page Scan

Sparkling and Bright #149

Sparkling and Bright #149
Page Scan

Windows of Heaven #12

Windows of Heaven #12
Page Scan

Windows of Heaven #12

Windows of Heaven #12
All instances^ top
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us