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A Little While

Author: Jennie Ree Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: A little while to gather flow'rs Used With Tune: [A little while to gather flow'rs]

[A little while to gather flow'rs]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 32135 61567 17654 Used With Text: A Little While

[A little while to gather flow'rs]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. W. R. Incipit: 33455 65156 53543 Used With Text: A Little While

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Author: Jennie Ree Hymnal: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #93 (1925) First Line: A little while to gather flow'rs Lyrics: 1 A little while to gather flow’rs That blossom in life's morning hours; A little while to dream away The glories of the bright spring day, A little while, A little while. 2 A little while, and we may weep O'er forms grown cold in death's last sleep; A little while to pray and mourn Where friends from love's strong arms are torn,— A little while, A little while. 3 A little while to toil and strive Where, mid the wheat, the tares may thrive; A little while—and then shall I Beneath the drooping willows lie— A little while, A little while. 4 A little while, and we may meet Where ransomed souls each other greet; A little while, and angels fair, With songs shall make us welcome there— A little while, A little while. Languages: English Tune Title: [A little while to gather flow'rs]

A Little While

Author: Jennie Ree Hymnal: Rodeheaver Collection for Male Voices #7 (1916) First Line: A little while to gather flow'rs Languages: English Tune Title: [A little while to gather flow'rs]

A Little While

Author: C. W. R. Hymnal: The Revival Helper #27 (1893) First Line: A little while to gather flow'rs Languages: English Tune Title: [A little while to gather flow'rs]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[A little while to gather flow'rs]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Person Name: C. W. R. Adapter of "A Little While" in The Revival Helper Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry