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On the Other Shore

We have fathers over yonder

Published in 11 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 We have fathers over yonder,
We have fathers over yonder,
We have fathers over yonder,
On the other shore.

2 We have sisters over yonder,
We have sisters over yonder,
We have sisters over yonder,
On the other shore.

3 We have brothers over yonder,
We have brothers over yonder,
We have brothers over yonder,
On the other shore.

4 We have mothers over yonder,
We have mothers over yonder,
We have mothers over yonder,
On the other shore.

5 By and by we’ll go and see them,
By and by we’ll go and see them,
By and by we’ll go and see them,
On the other shore.

6 Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Won’t that be a happy meeting,
Won’t that be a happy meeting,
On the other shore?

Source: Praise #76

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Text Information

First Line: We have fathers over yonder
Title: On the Other Shore
Language: English
Refrain First Line: By and by we'll go and see them
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)

Greatest and Lasting Hymns #d360

Greatest and Lasting Hymns #d360

Old-Time White Camp-Meeting Spirituals #d7

Old-Time White Camp-Meeting Spirituals #d7
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Praise #76

Praise #76

Resurrected Songs prepared for the Church #d245

Resurrected Songs prepared for the Church #d245
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Sacred Tunes and Hymns #161

Sacred Tunes and Hymns #161

Select Songs of Praise for Evangelistic Services, Church and Sunday School #d136

Select Songs of Praise for Evangelistic Services, Church and Sunday School #d136
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Service Hymnal #616

Service Hymnal #616
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Songs of Pentecostal Power, Complete #27

Songs of Pentecostal Power, Complete #27

Songs of Spiritual Power; Songs that Win #d178

Songs of Spiritual Power; Songs that Win #d178

The Highway Hymnal #d339

The Highway Hymnal #d339

Voices for Christ #d164

Voices for Christ #d164
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