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[Crossing the river, Going to that far away]

[Crossing the river, Going to that far away]

Composer: Samuel W. Beazley
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: Samuel W. Beazley

Samuel W. Beazley was born in Sparta, Virginia in 1873. He was a music scholar and taught music at Shenandoah College for five years. He composed over 4,000 gospel songs during his lifetime. Samuel W. Beazley maintained a successful publishing business in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Chicago on September 16, 1944. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1992. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.gmahalloffame.org Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Crossing the river, Going to that far away]
Composer: Samuel W. Beazley
Incipit: 33431 22234 43334
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
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New Sacred Quartettes for Male, Female and Mixed Voices #19

New Sacred Quartettes for Male, Female and Mixed Voices #19
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Songs for the Singing, Normal and Literary Schools #58

Songs for the Singing, Normal and Literary Schools #58
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Victory Songs #20

Victory Songs #20
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