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Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife Refrain First Line: Higher we tread the road to glory, that home above Used With Tune: [Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife]

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[Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: V. O. Fossett Used With Text: Higher

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Higher

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: Revival Message #18 (1947) First Line: Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife Refrain First Line: Higher we tread the road to glory, that home above Languages: English Tune Title: [Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife]

Higher

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies #36 (1952) First Line: Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife Refrain First Line: Higher we tread the road to glory, that home above Languages: English Tune Title: [Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife]

Higher

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: Blessed Refuge #139 (2004) First Line: Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife Refrain First Line: Higher, tread the road to glory Languages: English Tune Title: [Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife]

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J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Author of "Higher" in Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in DeKalb County, Alabama. In 1926, he bought part of Virgil Stamps’ Gospel music firm, which became the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, one of the most successful Gospel music publishers of the early 20th Century. Baxter ran the company’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, office until Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dallas, Texas, to run the main office. After Baxter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the business until she died; it was then sold to Zondervan. Baxter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sunrise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Savior, Too I Want to Help Some Weary Pilgrim I’m Living in Canaan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Happens Travel the Sunlit Way Try Jesus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

V. O. Fossett

1904 - 1964 Composer of "[Shunning the lowlands where temptations are rife]" in Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Died: December 20, 1964. Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama, Fossett attended his first Gospel Music School at age 12. At age 16, he attended Thomas Mosley’s Normal School. By age 19, he began singing and playing in a quartet. By 1937, he was teaching in High Point, North Carolina, where he married Katherine Strother. Three years later, he joined the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office of the Stamps-Baxter music publishers. Fossett’s works include: Fossett’s Inspirational Melodies (Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Company, 1952) --www.hymntime.com/tch/