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I'll Meet You by the River

Author: Albert E. Brumley Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: Over on the bright elysian shore Refrain First Line: I'll meet you by the river some sweet day Text Sources: "Lasting Peace"
I'll Meet You by the River

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[Over on the bright elysian shore]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert E. Brumley Tune Sources: "Lasting Peace" Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 33445 54653 23232 Used With Text: I'll Meet You By the River
[Over on the bright elysian shore]

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I'll Meet You By the River

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Church Hymnal #132 (1951) First Line: Over on the bright elysian shore Refrain First Line: I'll meet you by the river some sweet day Topics: Funeral Languages: English Tune Title: [Over on the bright elysian shore]
I'll Meet You By the River

I'll Meet You by the River

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Songs of Joy #64 (1953) First Line: Over on the bright elysian shore Languages: English Tune Title: [Over on the bright elysian shore]
I'll Meet You by the River

I'll Meet You by the River

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Radiant Joy #87 (1944) First Line: Over on the bright elysian shore Languages: English Tune Title: [Over on the bright elysian shore]
I'll Meet You by the River

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Albert E. Brumley

1905 - 1977 Person Name: A. E. B. Author of "I'll Meet You By the River" in Church Hymnal 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