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Author: Avis B. Christiansen Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: There may be tears to shed as we travel home Refrain First Line: Only glory by and by, Only glory by and by Used With Tune: [There may be tears to shed as we travel home]

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[There may be tears to shed as we travel home]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wendell P. Loveless Incipit: 17133 34332 22124 Used With Text: Only Glory By and By

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Only Glory By and By

Author: Avis M. Christiansen Hymnal: Favorites Number 1 #80 (1943) First Line: There may be tears to shed as we travel home Refrain First Line: Only glory by and by, Only glory by and by Lyrics: 1 There may be tears to shed as we travel home, There may be weary hours, dreary days and lone, But there'll be no more heart-aches round the heav'nly throne, Only glory, wondrous glory by and by. Refrain: Only glory by and by, Only glory by and by, When we've crossed the river to our home on high; Only glory by and by, Only glory by and by, Ev'ry heart-ache gone forever - Only glory by and by. 2 There may be disappointments we must sweetly bear, There may be anxious moments, doubts, and deep despair, But there'll be glory waiting for us over there, Only glory, wondrous glory by and by. [Refrain] 3 Then travel on with patience-Jesus holds thy hand; Some day we'll know the myst'ries hard to understand, And then as conqu'rors enter that fair promised land And the glory, wondrous glory by and by. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There may be tears to shed as we travel home]

Only Glory By and By

Author: Avis B. Christiansen Hymnal: Old Fashioned Revival Hour Songs #34 (1950) First Line: There may be tears to shed as we travel home Refrain First Line: Only glory by and by, Only glory by and by Languages: English Tune Title: [There may be tears to shed as we travel home]

Only Glory By and By

Author: Avis B. Christiansen Hymnal: Inspiring Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 #44 (1948) First Line: There may be tears to shed as we travel home Refrain First Line: Only glory by and by, Only glory by and by Languages: English Tune Title: [There may be tears to shed as we travel home]

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Avis B. Christiansen

1895 - 1985 Author of "Only Glory By and By" in Radio Songs and Choruses of the Gospel No. 1 Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 and lived in Chicago all her life. She attended the Moody Church, pastored for many years by Dr. Harry Ironside. In 1917, Avis Burgeson married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. She was a modest and retiring woman, and sometimes used pen names: Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid. She began writing poems in childhood, and before her death in 1985 had written thousands of them. She died in 1985. NN, Hymnary

Wendell P. Loveless

1892 - 1987 Composer of "[There may be tears to shed as we travel home]" in Favorites Number 1 Rv Wendell Phillips Loveless USA 1892-1987, Born in Wheaton, IL, he first engaged in business in Chicago. In 1914 he became a member of an entertainment group that toured the U.S. on the Chatauqua circuit. Spending six years with the group he learned voice, piano, dramatics, and MC duties, later managing the group. He later used these talents in Christian ministry. In 1917 he married Velma Stone, and they had three children: Robert, David, and Wendell Jr. He was a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps during WWI. He was converted through reading the Bible at home. He joined the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) in 1926, first as business manager of the extension department. He later became director of the Moody Bible Institute radio station WMBI in Chicago from 1926-1947. He then became an itinerant Bible teacher. He later pastored the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, Community Church in Boca Raton, FL, and First Chinese Church of Christ in Honolulu, HI, continuing his radio ministry in the last two locations (also managing station KAIM Honolulu). In 1960 he assigned all his copyrights to Hope Publishing Company. He wrote popular songs and choruses, many found in hymnals published by Hope, and some translated into other languages. He authored several books: “Glimpses of Christ n Psalm IX” (1937); “Sunrise meditations” (1940); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #3” (1940); New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #4” (1942); “Little talks on great words” (1942?); “Christ and the believer in the Song of Songs” (1945); “Plain talks on practical truths” (1945); “New sunrise meditations” (1945); “Manual of gospel broadcasting” (1946); “Plain talks on Romans” (1946); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #5” (1946). He died in Honolulu, HI. He was an author, compiler, performer, editor, narrator, composer, actor, and writer. John Perry