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Some Day

Author: Eben E. Rexford Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: I hear a song, a song so sweet Used With Tune: [I hear a song, a song so sweet]

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[I hear a song, a song so sweet]

Appears in 24 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 54517 76554 34652 Used With Text: Some Day

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Some Day

Author: Eben Eugene Rexford Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10810 First Line: I hear a song, a song so sweet Refrain First Line: Some day, some happy day to be Lyrics: 1 I hear a song, a song so sweet, I try all vainly to repeat Its melody and feeling say I’ll sing it if God wills some day. Chorus: Some day, some happy day to be, My voice will learn its melody, And I shall sing the song so sweet, Of rest and Heav’n at Jesus’ feet. 2 Some day my journey will be done, Earth will be lost and Heaven won; And when the long rough way is trod I shall behold the face of God. [Chorus] 3 Some day, I say, content to wait The opening of the jasper gate, Come soon or late that day will be The dawn of endless rest to me. [Chorus] 4 When comes the time for me to go, The homeward path I may not know, But in God’s hand my own I’ll lay, And He will lead me home some day. [Chorus] Tune Title: [I hear a song, a song so sweet]
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Some Day

Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: Songs of Promise #62 (1886) First Line: I hear a song, a song so sweet Refrain First Line: Some day, some happy day to be Languages: English Tune Title: [I hear a song, a song so sweet]
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Some Day

Author: E. E. Rexford Hymnal: Song-Land Messenger Complete #71 (1894) First Line: I hear a song, a song so sweet Refrain First Line: Some day, some happy day to be Languages: English Tune Title: [I hear a song, a song so sweet]

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Composer of "[I hear a song, a song so sweet]" in Christian hymns Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

Eben E. Rexford

1848 - 1916 Author of "Some Day" in Christian hymns Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton. See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. =============== Rexford, Eben Eugene , an American writer, born July 16, 1848, is the author of Nos. 199, 246, 263, 353, in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos), 1878, No. 5, and 456 in the Methodist Sunday School Hymnbook, 1879. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================ Rexford, E. E. , p. 1587, ii. Additional hymns by this author in common use include:— 1. He saw the wheat fields waiting. Harvest of the World. 2. O where are the reapers. Missions. 3. Rouse up to work that waits for us. Duty. 4. We are sailing o'er an ocean. Life's Vicissitudes. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ================
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