[Soon the toils of life will cease]

[Soon the toils of life will cease]

Composer: James W. Gaines
Published in 12 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: James W. Gaines

Born: January 23, 1881, Hiram, Kaufman County, Texas. Died: June 3, 1937, Oakville, Tennessee. Buried: Edmondson Cemetery, Southaven, Mississippi. In 1900, Gaines was living in Kauffman, Texas. He worked with the Trio and/or Quartet Music Companies in Waco, Texas, and married Laurel Life around 1904. Their daughter Mia was born in Texas around 1906, and their son Charles Life Gaines in Missouri around 1907. The family moved to Tennessee by World War I, when Gaines was drafted for military service. After the war, he ran a music publishing company in Memphis, Tennessee. His works include: The Gospel Messenger (Memphis, Tennessee: J. W. Gaines Music Company, 1931) Revival Tidings (Memphis, Tennessee: Gaines Music Company, 1932… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Soon the toils of life will cease]
Composer: James W. Gaines
Incipit: 56111 21123 21713
Copyright: Public Domain

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Clarion Call #51

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Sacred Selections for the Church #362

Sacred Songs of the Church #343

Include 9 pre-1979 instances
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