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When I am standing on Jordan's shore

Author: Lewis E. Jones

Pseudonyms: Mary Slater… Go to person page >

Translator (from English): Carl Röhl

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Translator (from German): Marie Friesen

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First Line: When I am standing on Jordan's shore
German Title: Wenn ich am Ufer des Jordans steh
Author: Lewis E. Jones
Translator (from English): Carl Röhl
Translator (from German): Marie Friesen
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Yonder in heavenly realms of light
Notes: Originally, the German text was translated from: Jesus Will Bear Me Over (When I have reached earth's borderland)
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