Hastening on to death's dark river

Hastening on to death's dark river

Author: R. S. James
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Author: R. S. James

James, Richard S., D.D., author of "Hastening on to death's dark river" (Heaven Anticipated), in the Baptist Devotional Hymn and Tune Book, 1864, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1824, and entered the Baptist ministry in 1859. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: Hastening on to death's dark river
Author: R. S. James
Refrain First Line: Cheer you, then, my brethren dear

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