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Gleaming Gates of God

Author: Alfred Barratt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: When my work on earth is done, At the setting of the sun Refrain First Line: That will be a golden day for me

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[When my work on earth is done]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Henson Incipit: 32153 65511 77677 Used With Text: A Golden Day

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A Golden Day

Author: Rev. Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Portals of Glory #40 (1955) First Line: When my work on earth is done Refrain First Line: That will be a golden day for me Languages: English Tune Title: [When my work on earth is done]

Gleaming Gates of Gold

Author: Rev. Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Carols of Love #34 (1954) First Line: When my work on earth is done Refrain First Line: When I reach the gleaming gates of gold Languages: English

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Alfred Barratt

1879 - 1968 Person Name: Rev. Alfred Barratt Author of "Gleaming Gates of Gold" in Carols of Love 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

J. M. Henson

1887 - 1972 Composer of "[When my work on earth is done]" in Portals of Glory
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