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When We Reach Home

Author: James Rowe Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: What an anthem we shall raise Refrain First Line: When we march Used With Tune: [What an anthem we shall raise]

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[What an anthem we shall raise]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Dr. W. S. Lents Used With Text: When We Reach Home
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[What an anthem we shall raise]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. Dennis Incipit: 51332 43132 16155 Used With Text: When We Reach Home

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When We Reach Home

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Diamonds #132 (1916) First Line: What an anthem we shall raise Refrain First Line: When we march Languages: English Tune Title: [What an anthem we shall raise]
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When We Reach Home

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Temple Bells #92 (1921) First Line: What an anthem we shall raise Refrain First Line: Some better day Languages: English Tune Title: [What an anthem we shall raise]

When we march through the gates

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Celestial Chimes #d97 (1921) First Line: What an anthem we shall raise Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "When We Reach Home" in Temple Bells Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

J. W. Dennis

1866 - 1947 Composer of "[What an anthem we shall raise]" in Diamonds Born: Oc­to­ber 8, 1866, Le­ba­non, Mis­sou­ri. Buried: Eri­ck, Okla­ho­ma.

W. S. Lents

Person Name: Dr. W. S. Lents Composer of "[What an anthem we shall raise]" in Temple Bells
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