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William G. Tomer

Short Name: William G. Tomer
Full Name: Tomer, William G. (William Gould), 1833-1896
Birth Year: 1833
Death Year: 1896

Born: Oc­to­ber 5, 1833, New Jer­sey.
Died: Sep­tem­ber 26, 1896, New Jer­sey.
Buried: Un­ion Cem­e­te­ry, Fines­ville, New Jer­sey.

Tomer stu­died sing­ing and sang in the choir in Fines­ville, New Jer­sey, and be­gan teach­ing school at age 17. He served in the Un­ion army dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, then worked as a clerk in Wash­ing­ton, DC, served as mu­sic di­rect­or for Grace Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, and taught school in New Car­pen­ters­ville and Green­wich, New Jer­sey. He was liv­ing in Green­wich as of 1880.

--www.cyberhymnal.org/


Texts by William G. Tomer (10)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
God be with you till we meet againWilliam G. Tomer, 1833-1896 (Author)English2
Have you heard of that city of wonderWilliam G. Tomer (Author)1
Joy! joy! Joy at the beautiful gateWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English1
Let those who have donned the beautiful blueWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English1
O give me a home far awayWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English3
Sleep on, sweet child, O gently sleepWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English2
There is no one like Jesus to comfort and cheerWilliam G. Tomer (Author)1
There's a beautiful land far away, far awayWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English1
'Tis not for the beautyWilliam G. Tomer (Author)2
Walk in the light, in the beautiful, beautiful lightWilliam G. Tomer (Author)English3

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