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There's a land of joy and gladness, 'tis a land where there's no sadness

Author: R. S. A. Appears in 2 hymnals
There's a land of joy and gladness, 'tis a land where there's no sadness

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[There's a land of joy and gladness]

Appears in 113 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. H. Incipit: 32111 77665 32123 Used With Text: Keep Your Eyes On the Goal
[There's a land of joy and gladness]

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There's a land of joy and gladness, 'tis a land where there's no sadness

Author: R. S. A. Hymnal: Beams of Joy #113 (1972)
There's a land of joy and gladness, 'tis a land where there's no sadness

Keep Your Eyes On the Goal

Author: Rev. Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Gleams of Glory #45 (1946) First Line: There's a land of joy and gladness Refrain First Line: Keep your eyes fixed on the goal Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a land of joy and gladness]
Keep Your Eyes On the Goal

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Alfred Barratt

1879 - 1968 Person Name: Rev. Alfred Barratt Author of "Keep Your Eyes On the Goal" in Gleams of Glory Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,477 hymns. 80 percent of my sermons are published in books and magazines." --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives
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J. M. Henson

1887 - 1972 Person Name: J. M. H. Arranger of "[There's a land of joy and gladness]" in Gleams of Glory
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Robert S. Arnold

1905 - 2003 Person Name: R. S. A. Author of "There's a land of joy and gladness, 'tis a land where there's no sadness" in Beams of Joy
Robert S. Arnold
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