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When We Reach Home

What an anthem we shall raise

Author: James Rowe (1916)
Published in 12 hymnals


Author: James Rowe

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) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: What an anthem we shall raise
Title: When We Reach Home
Author: James Rowe (1916)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Some better day
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)

Celestial Chimes #d97

Celestial Chimes #d97
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Diamonds #132

Diamonds #132

Home Gospel Songs #d254

Home Gospel Songs #d254

Home Gospel Songs No. 2 #d221

Home Gospel Songs No. 2 #d221

Home Gospel Songs No. 2 #d222

Home Gospel Songs No. 2 #d222

Praises #d102

Praises #d102

Soul Echoes #d241

Soul Echoes #d241

Soul Melodies #d235

Soul Melodies #d235
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Temple Bells #92

Temple Bells #92

Tested Songs #d233

Tested Songs #d233

The Silver Star #d171

The Silver Star #d171

Waves of Praise #d124

Waves of Praise #d124
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