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Drifting and Gone

Author: John B. Vaughan Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave Refrain First Line: They're drifting today, yes, drifting away
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[On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Vaughan Incipit: 53215 35656 55321 Used With Text: Drifting and Gone
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Drifting and Gone

Author: J. B. V. Hymnal: Song Crown #30 (1912) First Line: On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave Refrain First Line: They're drifting today, yes, drifting away Languages: English Tune Title: [On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave]
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Author: J. B. V. Hymnal: Songs of the Reapers #44 (1923) First Line: On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave Refrain First Line: They're drifting today, yes, drifting away Languages: English Tune Title: [On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave]
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Author: J. B. V. Hymnal: The Gospel Call #211 (1921) First Line: On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave Refrain First Line: They're drifting today, yes, drifting away Languages: English Tune Title: [On the surging billows 'mid the raging wave]
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J. B. Vaughan

1862 - 1918 Person Name: J. B. V. Author of "Drifting and Gone" in Song Crown John B. Vaughan (sometimes misspelled Vaughn), 1862-1918 Born: June 16, 1862, El­bert Coun­ty, Georg­ia. Died: July 18, 1918, Athens, Georg­ia. Buried: Oco­nee Hill Cem­e­te­ry, Athens, Georgia. Vaughan was a Gos­pel song writ­er and mu­sic pub­lish­er. At one time he taught at the South­ern De­vel­op­ment Nor­mal mu­sic school in Wa­co, Tex­as. Lyrics-- Beautiful Home Some­where There’ll Be Room Enough ’Twill Be Glo­ry By and By We Shall See the King --http://www.hymntime.com --http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23551328
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