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We will be happy, with our friends forever

Author: J. Nicholson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: A home in heaven! when life shall end

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We will be happy, with our friends forever

Author: J. Nicholson Hymnal: Devotional Melodies; or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (3rd ed.) #184 (1859) First Line: A home in heaven! when life shall end Languages: English

We will be happy

Hymnal: Devotional Melodies #184 (1859) First Line: A home in heaven! when life shall end Languages: English

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James Nicholson

1828 - 1896 Person Name: James L. Nicholson Author of "We will be happy, with our friends forever" James L Nicholson United Kingdom/USA 1828-1876. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United States around age 25. He lived in Philadelphia, PA, worked as a postal clerk, and was a member of the Wharton Street Methodist Episcopal Church there for about 20 years, where he taught Sunday school, led singing in church, and assisted in evangelical work. This was also hymn writer, William J Kirkpatrick’s, church. Around 1871 he moved to Washington, DC, and worked as a postal clerk there. In addition to his hymn writing, he also wrote several books, one on birds and their care, one on forensic medicine. He died in Washington, DC, but was buried in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry =============== Nicholson, James, an American Methodist minister, is the author of (1) "Dear [Lord] Jesus I long to be perfectly whole" (Holiness desired); and (2) "There's a beautiful land on high " (Heaven), both of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)