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79. Some Sweet Day When Life Is O'er

Text Information
First Line: I was once a poor, lost sinner
Title: Some Sweet Day When Life Is O'er
Author: S. W. K.
Author: M. R. K.
Refrain First Line: I am happy since the Savior
Language: English
Publication Date: 1950
Copyright: © 1950, by Stamps Quartet Music Co. in "Gleaming Gems"
Tune Information
Name: [I was once a poor, lost sinner]
Composer: S. W. King
Composer: Mary Ruth King
Incipit: 56532 36155 16532
Copyright: © 1950, by Stamps Quartet Music Co. in "Gleaming Gems"



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