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[What if here my path is shadowed]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Austin Miles Incipit: 55123 12677 76543 Used With Text: Every Grief Shall Pass Away

Author: Ida L. Reed Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: What if here my path is shadowed Refrain First Line: There shall be no sighing there Lyrics: 1 What if here my path is shadowed, And the skies are dark and gray? In the light of heaven’s glory, Every grief shall pass away. Refrain: There shall be no sighing there, In the realm of endless day; In the light of heaven’s glory, Every grief shall pass away. 2 What tho’ here alone I wander, Often homeless, often sad? Over there are joys eternal, Ever more to make me glad. [Refrain] 3 What tho’ here each day my bring me, Bitter trials to endure? There no more they’ll be remembered, By life’s crystal waters pure. [Refrain] 4 Safe at last, what will it matter, If the way was long and drear? There eternal joys shall greet us, And eternal light and cheer. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [What if here my path is shadowed]

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Every Grief Shall Pass Away

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: Songs of Christian Service #19 (1903) First Line: What if here my path is shadowed Refrain First Line: There shall be no sighing there Lyrics: 1 What if here my path is shadowed, And the skies are dark and gray? In the light of heaven’s glory, Every grief shall pass away. Refrain: There shall be no sighing there, In the realm of endless day; In the light of heaven’s glory, Every grief shall pass away. 2 What tho’ here alone I wander, Often homeless, often sad? Over there are joys eternal, Ever more to make me glad. [Refrain] 3 What tho’ here each day my bring me, Bitter trials to endure? There no more they’ll be remembered, By life’s crystal waters pure. [Refrain] 4 Safe at last, what will it matter, If the way was long and drear? There eternal joys shall greet us, And eternal light and cheer. [Refrain] Tune Title: [What if here my path is shadowed]

Every Grief Shall Pass Away

Author: Ida L. Reed Hymnal: Rose of Sharon Hymns #501 (1917) First Line: What if here my path is shadowed Refrain First Line: There shall be no sighing there Languages: English Tune Title: [What if here my path is shadowed]

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C. Austin Miles

1868 - 1946 Composer of "[What if here my path is shadowed]" in Songs of Christian Service Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel #2” (1905), “Songs of service” (1910), “Ideal Sunday school hymns” (1912). He wrote and/or composed 400+ hymns. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

Ida L. Reed

1865 - 1951 Author of "Every Grief Shall Pass Away" in Songs of Christian Service Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her "substantial contribution to American music" by awarding her a small "weekly bonus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)