1 We are trav’ling to a better land,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home,
And we’ll trust the Saviour’s guiding hand,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home.
Refrain:
Gath’ring,
Gath’ring,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home;
Gath’ring,
Gath’ring,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home.
2 We are drawing nearer ev’ry day,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home,
To that joy that fadeth not away,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home. [Refrain]
3 There we’ll meet our lov’d ones gone before,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home,
And we’ll dwell with Jesus evermore,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home. [Refrain]
4 Come, my brother, join the happy throng,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home,
Singing now Redemption’s holy song,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home. [Refrain]
Source: Songs of Sovereign Grace #21
Anthony Johnson Showalter USA 1858-1924/ Born in Cherry Grove, VA, he became an organist, gospel music composer, author, teacher, editor, and publisher. He was taught by his father and in 1876 received training at the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music, Dayton, VA. He also attended George Root’s National Normal school at Erie, PA, and Dr Palmer’s International Normal at Meadville, PA. He was teaching music in shape note singing schools by age 14. He taught literary school at age 19, and normal music schools at age 22, when he also published his first book. In 1881 he married Lucy Carolyn (Callie) Walser of TX, and they had seven children: Tennie, Karl, Essie, Jennie, Lena, Margaret, and Nellie. At age 23 he published his “Harmo… Go to person page >
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