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Text:Climbing Eternity's Stair
Author:J. W. Van De Venter
Tune:[Up from the dark, gloomy vale of the river]
Composer:J. W. Ward

156. Climbing Eternity's Stair

Text Information
First Line: Up from the dark, gloomy vale of the river
Title: Climbing Eternity's Stair
Author: J. W. Van De Venter
Refrain First Line: Climbing eternity's stair
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Up from the dark, gloomy vale of the river]
Composer: J. W. Ward
Incipit: 32117 12355 41217
Notes: Public Domain.



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