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God Shall Wipe All the Tears Away

Author: Antonio L. Haskell Appears in 4 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Though the clouds may hover o'er us Refrain First Line: When we reach that blessed homeland

Drive Away the Clouds

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Appears in 1 hymnal Hymnal Title: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies First Line: Tho' the clouds may oft hover o'er us Refrain First Line: With a song of cheer spread sunshine here Used With Tune: [Tho' the clouds may oft hover o'er us]

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[Tho' the clouds may oft hover o'er us]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: V. O. Fossett Hymnal Title: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Used With Text: Drive Away the Clouds

[Tho' the clouds may hover o'er us]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Antonio L. Haskell Hymnal Title: The New National Baptist Hymnal Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 12351 653 Used With Text: God Shall Wipe All the Tears Away

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Tho' the Clouds May Hover O'er Us

Hymnal: A. M. E. C. Hymnal #621 (1954) Hymnal Title: A. M. E. C. Hymnal Refrain First Line: When we reach that blessed homeland Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' the clouds may hover o'er us]
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Though the Clouds May Hover O'er Us

Author: Antonio L. Haskell Hymnal: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #507 (2011) Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Hymnal Title: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal First Line: Though the clouds may hover oe'r us Refrain First Line: When we reach that blessed homeland Lyrics: 1 Though the clouds may hover o'er us, There's a bright and golden ray: It's the promise that in heaven, God shall wipe all tears away. Refrain: When we reach that blessed homeland, Where 'tis everlasting day, On that bright eternal morning, God shall wipe all tears away. 2 No more sorrow, no more weeping, Peace and joy shall hold full sway, For beside life's crystal river, God shall wipe all tears away. [Refrain] 3 Every care will be forgotten, All our burdens we shall lay Safe within the walls of jasper, God shall wipe all tears away. [Refrain] 4 O the joy of meeting Jesus, Mortal tongue cannot portray, But we know when we behold Him, God shall wipe all tears away. [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Life Death and Life Eternal; God Abiding Presence; Heaven; Promise Scripture: Psalm 122:2 Languages: English Tune Title: BLESSED HOMELAND

Drive Away the Clouds

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies #107 (1952) Hymnal Title: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies First Line: Tho' the clouds may oft hover o'er us Refrain First Line: With a song of cheer spread sunshine here Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' the clouds may oft hover o'er us]

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J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal Title: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Author of "Drive Away the Clouds" in Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in De­Kalb Coun­ty, Al­a­ba­ma. In 1926, he bought part of Vir­gil Stamps’ Gos­pel mu­sic firm, which be­came the Stamps-Bax­ter Mu­sic and Print­ing Com­pa­ny, one of the most suc­cess­ful Gos­pel mu­sic pub­lish­ers of the ear­ly 20th Century. Bax­ter ran the com­pa­ny’s Chat­ta­noo­ga, Ten­nes­see, of­fice un­til Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dall­as, Tex­as, to run the main of­fice. Af­ter Bax­ter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the bus­i­ness un­til she died; it was then sold to Zon­der­van. Bax­ter was in­duct­ed in­to the South­ern Gos­pel Music As­so­ci­a­tion Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sun­rise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Sav­ior, Too I Want to Help Some Wea­ry Pil­grim I’m Liv­ing in Ca­naan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Hap­pens Travel the Sun­lit Way Try Je­sus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

V. O. Fossett

1904 - 1964 Hymnal Title: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Composer of "[Tho' the clouds may oft hover o'er us]" in Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Died: December 20, 1964. Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama, Fossett attended his first Gospel Music School at age 12. At age 16, he attended Thomas Mosley’s Normal School. By age 19, he began singing and playing in a quartet. By 1937, he was teaching in High Point, North Carolina, where he married Katherine Strother. Three years later, he joined the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office of the Stamps-Baxter music publishers. Fossett’s works include: Fossett’s Inspirational Melodies (Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Company, 1952) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Antonio L. Haskell

Person Name: A. L. H. Hymnal Title: The New National Baptist Hymnal Author of "God Shall Wipe All the Tears Away" in The New National Baptist Hymnal