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Somebody Is Reading You

Author: James Rowe Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: How are you spending your earthly days? Refrain First Line: Reading you, yes, reading you!

[How are you spending your earthly days?]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. K. Vaughan; A. M. Pace Used With Text: Somebody Is Reading You

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Boundless Love #1a (1944) First Line: How are you spending your earthly days? Refrain First Line: Reading you, reading you Languages: English Tune Title: [How are you spending your earthly days?]

Somebody Is Reading You

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Temple Bells #3 (1921) First Line: How are you spending your earthly days? Refrain First Line: Reading you, yes, reading you! Languages: English Tune Title: [How are you spending your earthly days?]

Somebody Is Reading You

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Millennial Revival #31 (1928) First Line: How are you spending your earthly days? Refrain First Line: Reading you, yes, reading you! Languages: English Tune Title: [How are you spending your earthly days?]

People

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Somebody Is Reading You" in Millennial Revival 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)

Adger M. Pace

1882 - 1959 Person Name: A. M. Pace Harmonizer of "[How are you spending your earthly days?]" in Millennial Revival Born: August 13, 1882, Pelzer, South Carolina. Died: February 12, 1959, Lawrence County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Buried: Dunn Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Pseudonyms: Millard A. Glenn; Charles H. Huff; Audalene Mayfield; Fay Wallington. Born August 13, 1882 near Pelzer, South Carolina, Adger M. Pace soon gained a love and appreciation for music that characterized the remainder of his life. He sang bass for seventeen years as a member of the Vaughan Radio Quartet, singing over WOAN--one of the South's first radio stations. He was also active in singing conventions, serving as one of the organizers and the first president of the National Singing Convention in 1937. Pace's most significant contribution was as a teacher of gospel music. He taught harmony, counterpoint and composition in the Vaughan School of Music in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, educating the first generation of Southern gospel Music leaders. Beginning in 1920, he served for 37 years as Music Editor for all Vaughan publications. He was also a notable songwriter--composing more than a thousand songs in his career. Among his many popular contributions were "That Glad Reunion Day," "Jesus Is All I Need," "The Home-coming Week," "The Happy Jubilee," and "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem." www.sgma.org/inductee_bios