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[Just across the river] (Converse)

[Just across the river] (Converse)

Composer: Charles C. Converse
Published in 1 hymnal


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Charles C. Converse

Pseudonyms: Clare, Lester Vesé, Nevers, Karl Re­den, Revons… Go to person page >

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Title: [Just across the river] (Converse)
Composer: Charles C. Converse
Copyright: Public Domain

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Just Across the River

Just across the river,
On the golden shore,
Where the crystal sunlight
Beams for ever more.
'Mid the heav'nly bowers,
'Mid the fadeless bloom,
Dwell the happy children,
In their blissful home.

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