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[I am waiting by the river]
Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. M. Weekley Incipit: 32116 15155 11171 Used With Text: I Am Waiting
[I am waiting by the river]
I Am Waiting
Author: W. O. Curling Appears in 54 hymnals First Line: I am waiting by the river Refrain First Line: I am waiting for the boatman Used With Tune: [I am waiting by the river]
I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting
Author: W. O. Cushing Hymnal: The Crowning Day #68 (1894) First Line: I am waiting by the river Refrain First Line: I'm waiting for the boatman Lyrics: 1 I am waiting by the river,
And my heart has waited long;
Now I think I hear the chorus
Of the angels’ welcome song.
Refrain:
I’m waiting for the boatman,
I am waiting till he comes;
I am waiting on the shore,
For my journey’s almost o’er,
I am waiting, yes, I’m waiting to go home.
2 Far away beyond the shadows
Of this weary vale of tears,
There the tide of bliss is sweeping,
Thro’ the bright and changeless years. [Refrain]
3 They are launching on the river,
From the calm and quiet shore,
And they soon will bear my spirit
Where the weary sigh no more. [Refrain]
4 Oh, I long to be with Jesus,
In the mansions of the blest,
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest. [Refrain] Tune Title: [I am waiting by the river]
I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting
Author: W. O. Cushing Hymnal: Sweet Fields of Eden #12 (1882) First Line: I am waiting by the river Refrain First Line: I'm waiting for the boatman Languages: English Tune Title: [I am waiting by the river]
I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting
Author: W. O. Cushing Hymnal: Songs of Redeeming Love #74 (1915) First Line: I am waiting by the river Refrain First Line: I'm waiting for the Boatman Languages: English Tune Title: [I am waiting by the river]
I Am Waiting
W. O. Cushing
1823 - 1902 Author of "I Am Waiting" in The Crowning Day Rv William Orcutt Cushing USA 1823-1902. Born at Hingham, MA, he read the Bible as a teenager and became a follower of the Orthodox Christian school of thought. At age 18 he decided to become a minister, following in his parents theology. His first pastorate was at the Christian Church, Searsburg, NY. He married Hena Proper in 1854. She was a great help to him throughout his ministry. He ministered at several NY locations over the years, including Searsburg, Auburn, Brookley, Buffalo, and Sparta. Hena died in 1870, and he returned to Searsburg, again serving as pastor there. Working diligently with the Sunday school, he was dearly beloved by young and old. Soon after, he developed a creeping paralysis that caused him to lose his voice. He retired from ministry after 27 years. He once gave all his savings ($1000) to help a blind girl receive an education. He was instrumental in the erection of the Seminary at Starkey, NY. He gave material aid to the school for the blind at Batavia. He was mindful of the suffering of others, but oblivious to his own. After retiring, he asked God to give him something to do. He discovered he had a talent for writing and kept busy doing that. He authored about 300 hymn lyrics. The last 13 years of his life he lived with Rev. and Mrs. E. E Curtis at Lisbon Center, NY, and joined with the Wesleyan Methodist Church there. He died at Searsburg, NY.
John Perry
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Cushing, William Orcutt , born at Hingham, Massachusetts, Dec. 31, 1823, is the author of the following hymns which appear in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos:—
1. Beautiful valley of Eden. Heaven.
2. Down in the valley with my Saviour I would go. Trusting to Jesus.
3. Fair is the morning land. Heaven.
4. I am resting so sweetly in Jesus now. Rest and Peace in Jesus.
5. I have heard of a land far away. Heaven.
6. O safe to the Rock that is higher than I. The Rock of Ages.
1. Ring the bells of heaven, there is joy today. Heavenly Joy over repenting Sinners.
8. We are watching, we are waiting. Second Advent anticipated.
Mr. Cushing has also several additional hymns in some American Sunday School collections, and collections of Sacred Songs.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology
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Cushing, W. 0., p. 274, i. Other hymns are:—
1. O I love to think of Jesus . Thinking of Jesus.
2. There is joy in heaven! there is joy to-day. Angels joy over returning Sinners.
3. When He cometh, when He cometh. Advent.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
W. O. Cushing
W. M. Weekley
1851 - 1926 Person Name: Rev. W. M. Weekley Composer of "[I am waiting by the river]" in The Crowning Day
W. M. Weekley
W. M. Weekly
Person Name: Rev. W. M. Weekly Composer of "[I am waiting by the river]" in Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3
W. M. Weekly
