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William M. Golden

William M. Golden
From Cyberhymnal
Short Name: William M. Golden
Full Name: Golden, William M. (William Matthew), 1878-1934
Birth Year: 1878
Death Year: 1934

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.

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The family name change happened between the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Census, under the headship of William's grandfather, Anthony Foster Golding (Golden), in Choctaw County, Mississippi. James Monroe "Jimmy" Golden was born in March 1853.


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Texts by William M. Golden (32)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Each day I'll do a golden deedWm. M. G. (Author)English89
How happy we'll be, when Jesus we seeWilliam M. Golden (Author)English6
I am crossing the stream, and I'll soon be at restWilliam M. Golden (Author)English1
I am on the road that my Savior trodWm. M. G. (Author)English1
I left the old home-place a long time agoWm. M. Golden (Author)English1
I praise the Lord for saving grace, It fills me with delightW. M. G. (Author)English6
I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyardWm. M. G. (Author)English8
If your soul has been redeemed (Golden)William M. Golden (Author)English4
I'll sing a song in Jesus' nameWm. M. G. (Author)English1
In a graveyard lone, near the dear old homeWm. M. Golden (Author)English3
In the dawning of the morning, When the clouds have rolled awayWilliam M. Golden (Author)English3
Jesus will come again, claiming His own fair brideWm. M. G. (Author)English1
Let your light shine and Jesus will bless youWm. M. G. (Author)English1
My time will come and this I knowWilliam M. Golden (Author)English3
O the time will come and it won't be long, when I leave this world for the land of songWm. G. G. (Author)English3
On the judgment morning when Jesus comesWilliam M. Golden (Author)English3
Once a blind man heard the storyWilliam M. Golden (Author)1
One by one, loving friends are goingWm. M. G. (Author)English1
Safely at home on heaven's shore where the true pilgrims die no moreWilliam M. Golden (Author)English2
Softly the gentle breezes blowWilliam M. Golden (Author)1
Sometime I'll hear my Savior's voiceWm. M. G. (Author)English2
There are trials on our journeyWilliam M. Golden (Author)English1
There's a beautiful mansion, dear sinnerWm. M. G. (Author)English1
There's a bridge that spans the riverWilliam M. Golden (Author)English3
There's a rose that blooms for meWilliam M. Golden (Author)English4
To Canaan's land I'm on my wayW. M. G. (Author)English96
Upon your way the Guide post standsWilliam M. Golden (Author)English1
We are bound for that fair cityWm. M. G. (Author)English1
We are sailing over the ocean, sailing homeWm. M. G. (Author)English1
We are told of a book called the Lamb's book of lifeW. M. G. (Author)English1
When in death you see me sinkingWm. M. G. (Author)English1
Wonderful Sabbath day, sweetest and bestWm. M. Golden (Author)English1

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