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The River We All Must Cross
Author: Eben E. Rexford Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea Refrain First Line: Oh, the river seems dark Used With Tune: [There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]
The River We All Must Cross
[There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adger M. Pace Incipit: 55561 33321 21111 Used With Text: The River We All Must Cross
[There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]
The River We All Must Cross
Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: Beautiful Praise #110 (1940) First Line: There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea Refrain First Line: Oh, the river seems dark Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]
The River We All Must Cross
The River We All Must Cross
Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: New Perfect Praise #125 (1920) First Line: There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea Refrain First Line: O, the river seems dark Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]
The River We All Must Cross
The River We All Must Cross
Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: Temple Bells #125 (1921) First Line: There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea Refrain First Line: O, the river seems dark Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]
The River We All Must Cross
Adger M. Pace
1882 - 1959 Composer of "[There's a river that runs t'ward the shoreless sea]" in New Perfect Praise Born: August 13, 1882, Pelzer, South Carolina.
Died: February 12, 1959, Lawrence County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
Buried: Dunn Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
Pseudonyms: Millard A. Glenn; Charles H. Huff; Audalene Mayfield; Fay Wallington.
Born August 13, 1882 near Pelzer, South Carolina, Adger M. Pace soon gained a love and appreciation for music that characterized the remainder of his life.
He sang bass for seventeen years as a member of the Vaughan Radio Quartet, singing over WOAN--one of the South's first radio stations. He was also active in singing conventions, serving as one of the organizers and the first president of the National Singing Convention in 1937.
Pace's most significant contribution was as a teacher of gospel music. He taught harmony, counterpoint and composition in the Vaughan School of Music in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, educating the first generation of Southern gospel Music leaders. Beginning in 1920, he served for 37 years as Music Editor for all Vaughan publications.
He was also a notable songwriter--composing more than a thousand songs in his career. Among his many popular contributions were "That Glad Reunion Day," "Jesus Is All I Need," "The Home-coming Week," "The Happy Jubilee," and "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem."
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Adger M. Pace
Eben E. Rexford
1848 - 1916 Author of "The River We All Must Cross" in New Perfect Praise Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton.
See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co.
--Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company.
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Rexford, Eben Eugene , an American writer, born July 16, 1848, is the author of Nos. 199, 246, 263, 353, in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos), 1878, No. 5, and 456 in the Methodist Sunday School Hymnbook, 1879.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Rexford, E. E. , p. 1587, ii. Additional hymns by this author in common use include:—
1. He saw the wheat fields waiting. Harvest of the World.
2. O where are the reapers. Missions.
3. Rouse up to work that waits for us. Duty.
4. We are sailing o'er an ocean. Life's Vicissitudes.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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