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Clear the Line Before You Call

Author: Walter E. Edmiaston

Born: March 3, 1887, Baxter, Arkansas. Died: February 24, 1982, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Buried: Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma. --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There's a telephone to heaven
Title: Clear the Line Before You Call
Author: Walter E. Edmiaston (1915)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Clear the line before you call
Publication Date: 1915
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Silver Star #d142

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