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Walking In the King's Highway

Author: A. J. S. Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: We're bound for gloryland on high Refrain First Line: Walking the King's highway Used With Tune: [We're bound for gloryland on high]

[We're bound for glory-land on high]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. J. Showalter Incipit: 13321 56555 12352 Used With Text: Walking in the King's Highway

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Walking In the King's Highway

Author: A. J. S. Hymnal: Singing for Joy #f2[43] (1902) First Line: We're bound for gloryland on high Languages: English Tune Title: [We're bound for gloryland on high]

Author: A. J. S. Hymnal: Portals of Glory #51 (1955) First Line: We're bound for gloryland on high Refrain First Line: Walking the King's highway Languages: English Tune Title: [We're bound for gloryland on high]

Walking In The King's Highway

Author: Anthony Johnson Showalter Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13004 First Line: We’re bound for glory-land on high Refrain First Line: Walking in the King’s highway Lyrics: 1 We’re bound for glory-land on high, Walking in the King’s highway; We’ll reach its mansions by and by, Walking in the King’s highway. Refrain: Walking in the King’s highway, Walking in the King’s highway; And life is grand and glorious, Walking in the King’s highway. 2 This is the way our fathers trod, Walking in the King’s highway; The way that leads to Heav’n and God, Walking in the King’s highway. [Refrain] 3 The lame shall leap, the dumb shall sing, Walking in the King’s highway; In desert lands shall burst a spring, Walking in the King’s highway. [Refrain] 4 No unclean thing may pass this road, Walking in the King’s highway; But burdened souls may here unload, Walking in the King’s highway. [Refrain] 5 No lions here, nor raging beast, Walking in the King’s highway; But ransomed souls as kings and priests, Walking in the King’s highway. [Refrain] 6 We sing glad songs of joy and peace, Walking in the King’s highway; From doubt and fear we’ve found release, Walking in the King’s highway. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We’re bound for glory-land on high]

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A. J. Showalter

1858 - 1924 Person Name: A. J. S. Author of "Walking in the King's Highway" in The Best Gospel Songs and their composers Anthony Johnson Showalter USA 1858-1924/ Born in Cherry Grove, VA, he became an organist, gospel music composer, author, teacher, editor, and publisher. He was taught by his father and in 1876 received training at the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music, Dayton, VA. He also attended George Root’s National Normal school at Erie, PA, and Dr Palmer’s International Normal at Meadville, PA. He was teaching music in shape note singing schools by age 14. He taught literary school at age 19, and normal music schools at age 22, when he also published his first book. In 1881 he married Lucy Carolyn (Callie) Walser of TX, and they had seven children: Tennie, Karl, Essie, Jennie, Lena, Margaret, and Nellie. At age 23 he published his “Harmony & composition” book, and years later his “Theory of music”. In 1884 he moved to Dalton, GA, and in 1890 formed the Showalter Music Company of Dalton. His company printed and published hymnals, songbooks, schoolbooks, magazines, and newspapers, and had offices in Texarkana, AR, and Chattanooga, TN. In 1888 he became a member of the M T N A (Music Teachers National Association) and was vice-president for his state for several years. In 1895 he went abroad to study methods of teachers and conductors in Europe. He held sessions of his Southern Normal Music Institute in a dozen or more states. He edited “The music teacher & home magazine” for 20 years. In 1895 he issued his “New harmony & composition” book. He authored 60+ books on music theory, harmony, and song. He published 130+ music books that sold over a million copies. Not only was he president of the A J Showalter Music Company of Dalton, GA, but also of the Showalter-Patton Company of Dallas, TX, two of the largest music publishing houses in the American south. He was a choir leader and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton (and his daughter, Essie, played the organ there). He managed his fruit farm, looking after nearly 20,000 trees , of which 15,000 are the famous Georgia Elberta peaches, the rest being apples, plums, pecans, and a dozen other varieties of peaches. He was also a stockholder and director of the Cherokee Lumber Company of Dalton, GA, furnishing building materials to a large trade in many southern, central and eastern states. He died in Chattanooga, TN, and is buried in Dalton, GA. He loved hymns, and kept up with many of his students over the years, writing them letters of counsel and encouragement. In 2000 Showalter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Note: Showalter received two letters one evening from former music students, both of who were grieving over the death of their wives. He had heard a sermon about the arms of Moses being held up during battle, and managed to form a tune and refrain for a hymn, but struggled to find words for the verses that fit. He wrote to his friend in OH, Rev Elisha Hoffman, who had already composed many hymns and asked if he could write some lyrics, which he gladly did. John Perry