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[I have heard of a place over there]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. P. Main Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55176 56565 31354
[I have heard of a place over there]
Over There
Author: Rev. E. Watson Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: I have heard of a place over there Refrain First Line: O, I have a home over there, over there Used With Tune: [I have heard of a place over there]
Over There
Over There
Author: E. Watson Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13995 First Line: I have heard of a place over there Refrain First Line: O I have a home over there Lyrics: 1 I have heard of a place over there,
Where Jesus my Savior doth reign;
There will be no more death over there,
Neither sighing, nor sorrow, nor pain.
Refrain:
O I have a home over there (over there),
Where Jesus my Savior doth reign;
’Tis a beautiful place over there,
Over there, over there.
2 I have friends that have gone over there,
And I hope to rejoin them again;
How delightful to meet over there,
And with loved ones forever remain. [Refrain]
3 There are angels that sing over there—
How pleasant their singing must be;
There are crowns for the faithful to wear,
And I trust there’s a bright one for me. [Refrain]
4 There are mansions for all over there,
For the poor and the homeless below;
There is room for the world over there,
And my Savior invites all to go. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I have heard of a place over there]
Over There
Over There
Author: Rev. E. Watson Hymnal: Chapel Melodies #3 (1868) First Line: I have heard of a place over there Refrain First Line: O, I have a home over there, over there Languages: English Tune Title: [I have heard of a place over there]
Over There
Hubert P. Main
1839 - 1925 Person Name: H. P. Main Arranger of "[I have heard of a place over there]" in Chapel Melodies Hubert Platt Main DD USA 1839-1925. Born at Ridgefield, CT, he attended singing school as a teenager. In 1854 he went to New York City and worked as an errand boy in a wallpaper house. The next year he became an errand boy in the Bristow & Morse Piano Company. He was an organist, choir leader, and compiled books of music. He also helped his father edit the “Lute Songbook” by Isaac Woodbury. In 1866 he married Olphelia Louise Degraff, and they had two sons: Lucius, and Hubert. In 1867 he filled a position at William B Bradbury’s publishing house. After Bradbury’s death in 1868 the Bigelow & Main Publishers were formed as its successor. He also worked with his father until his father’s death in 1873. Contributors to their efforts were Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey, Wilbur Crafts, and others. In addition to publishing, Main wrote 1000+ pieces of music, including part song, singing school songs, Sunday school music, hymns, anthems, etc. He also arranged music and collected music books. He 1891 he sold his collection of over 3500 volumes to the Newberry Library in Chicago, IL, where they were known as the Main Library. Some of his major publications include: “Book of Praise for the Sunday school” (1875), “Little pilgrim songs” (1884), “Hymns of Praise” (`1884), “Gems of song for the Sunday school” (1901), “Quartettes for men’s voices: Sacred & social selections” (1913). In 1922 Hope Publishing Company acquired Bigelow & Main. He was an editor, author, compiler, and composer, as well as publisher. He died in Newark, NJ.
John Perry
Hubert P. Main
