Loved ones are waiting

There is a land of beauty rare

Author: William C. Martin
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: William C. Martin

William C. Martin (1864-1914) Born: De­cem­ber 25, 1864, Hights­town, New Jer­sey. Died: Au­gust 30, 1914, Ri­al­to, Flor­i­da. Buried: Fort My­ers, Flor­i­da. Martin was pas­tor of the Grace Bap­tist Church (for­mer­ly Cra­mer’s Hill), Cam­den, New Jer­sey (1891-4); No­ank Bap­tist Church, Noank, Con­nec­ti­cut (1894-1900); Grace Bap­tist Church, Som­er­ville, Mass­a­chu­setts (near Bos­ton; at the time of his ar­rival there it was noted he was from “Bluff­ton, In­di­a­na”); and the First Bap­tist Church in Ft. My­ers, Flor­i­da, from 1912 un­til his death. Hymns: 1.Children of God 2.Children’s Call, The 3.Fully Satisfied 4.Glad Reunion By and By, The 5.God Is Watching o’er… Go to person page >

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First Line: There is a land of beauty rare
Title: Loved ones are waiting
Author: William C. Martin
Refrain First Line: Over death's river dark and wide

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Instances (2)TextImageAudioScore
Temple Echoes, Our Second 1955 Book #d101
Messenger of Song #d191