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O! Those Tombs

Author: William M. Golden

[William Golding] Born: January 28, 1878, Webster County, Mississippi. Died: May 13, 1934, in a traffic accident near Eupora, Mississippi. Buried: Spring Valley Cemetery #2, Mathiston, Mississippi. Son of James and Camella Hood Golding (his surname changed later), it is said he wrote most of his songs while serving an eight-year sentence in the state penitentiary. His only child reportedly died young. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)  Go to person page >

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First Line: I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard
Title: O! Those Tombs
Author: William M. Golden
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O those tombs, lonely tombs
Publication Date: 1918
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1930.
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Best of All #51

Best of All #51

Bill Garrett's 1951 Special Sacred Songs #65

Bill Garrett's 1951 Special Sacred Songs #65

Gems of Devotion #51

Gems of Devotion #51

Precious Message #d24

Precious Message #d24
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