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O! Those Tombs

Author: William M. Golden Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard Refrain First Line: O those tombs, lonely tombs

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[I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. M. Golden Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 56132 31355 65321 Used With Text: Oh! Those Tombs

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Oh! Those Tombs

Author: Wm. M. G. Hymnal: Gems of Devotion #51 (1940) First Line: I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard Refrain First Line: O those tombs, lonely tombs Languages: English Tune Title: [I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard]

Oh! Those Tombs

Author: Wm. M. G. Hymnal: Best of All #51 (1951) First Line: I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard Refrain First Line: O those tombs, lonely tombs Languages: English Tune Title: [I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard]

Oh! Those Tombs

Author: Wm. M. G. Hymnal: Bill Garrett's 1951 Special Sacred Songs #65 (1951) First Line: I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard Languages: English Tune Title: [I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard]

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William M. Golden

1878 - 1934 Person Name: Wm. M. G. Author of "Oh! Those Tombs" in Bill Garrett's 1951 Special Sacred Songs [William Golding] Born: January 28, 1878, Webster County, Mississippi. Died: May 13, 1934, in a traffic accident near Eupora, Mississippi. Buried: Spring Valley Cemetery #2, Mathiston, Mississippi. Son of James and Camella Hood Golding (his surname changed later), it is said he wrote most of his songs while serving an eight-year sentence in the state penitentiary. His only child reportedly died young. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
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