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Shall we meet in gloryland

Author: James Rowe Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Are you pressing on, has your burden gone? Refrain First Line: Shall we meet

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[Are you pressing on? has your burden gone?]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. E. Hubbard Incipit: 12355 32165 12312 Used With Text: Shall We Meet in Glory-Land?

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Shall We Meet in Glory-Land?

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Redemption Hymns #50 (1915) First Line: Are you pressing on? has your burden gone? Refrain First Line: Shall we meet? Languages: English Tune Title: [Are you pressing on? has your burden gone?]

Shall we meet in gloryland

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Harvest of Light #d12 (1913) First Line: Are you pressing on, has your burden gone? Refrain First Line: Shall we meet Languages: English

Shall we meet in gloryland

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Helpful Hymns #d12 (1914) First Line: Are you pressing on, has your burden gone? Refrain First Line: Shall we meet Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Shall We Meet in Glory-Land?" in Redemption Hymns Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

W. E. Hubbard

Composer of "[Are you pressing on? has your burden gone?]" in Redemption Hymns
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