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Beyond the Starry Sky

Author: A. E. B. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night Used With Tune: [By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night]
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[By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert E. Brumley Incipit: 55556 53323 21555 Used With Text: Beyond the Starry Sky
[By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night]

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Beyond the Starry Sky

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Anchored Faith #115 (1943) First Line: By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night Languages: English Tune Title: [By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night]
Beyond the Starry Sky

Beyond the Starry Sky

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Sentimental Songs #132 (1946) First Line: By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night Languages: English Tune Title: [By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night]
Beyond the Starry Sky

Beyond The Starry Sky

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Wonderful Peace #179 (1988) First Line: By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night Languages: English Tune Title: [By the crystal river we shall live forever over in a land where comes no night]
Beyond The Starry Sky

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Albert E. Brumley

1905 - 1977 Person Name: A. E. B. Author of "Beyond the Starry Sky" in Anchored Faith Born: October 29, 1905, near Spiro, Oklahoma. Died: November 15, 1977, Springfield, Missouri. Buried: Fox Cemetery, Powell, Missouri. Brumley attended the Hartford Musical Institute in Hartford, Arkansas, and sang with the Hartford Quartet. He went on to teach at singing schools in the Ozarks, and lived most of his life in Powell, Missouri. He worked for 34 years a staff writer for the Hartford and Stamps/Baxter publishing companies, then founded the Albert E. Brumley & Sons Music Company and Country Gentlemen Music, and bought the Hartford Music Company. He wrote over 800 Gospel and other songs during his life; the Country Song Writers Hall of Fame inducted him in 1970. © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)
Albert E. Brumley
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