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They Wait for Us There

Author: C. W. Ray, D.D. Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall Used With Tune: [Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall]

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[Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Franz Volk Incipit: 55365 43424 65576 Used With Text: They Wait for Us There

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They Wait for Us There

Author: C. W. Ray, D.D. Hymnal: The Best Standard Songs #145 (1896) First Line: Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall Languages: English Tune Title: [Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall]
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They Wait for Us There

Author: Rev. C. W. Ray, D.D. Hymnal: The Revival No. 3 #186 (1899) First Line: Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall Languages: English Tune Title: [Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall]
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They Wait for Us There

Author: C. W. Ray, D.D. Hymnal: Zion's Delight #191 (1902) First Line: Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall Languages: English Tune Title: [Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall]

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Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Person Name: C. W. Ray, D.D. Author of "They Wait for Us There" in Zion's Delight Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

Franz Volk

Composer of "[Tears! tears, bitter tears may fall]" in Zion's Delight