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The Jasper Sea

Author: Josephine Pollard Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: When we've crossed the jasper sea (Pollard) Refrain First Line: When we reach the shore

[When we've crossed the Jasper Sea]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: John Thomas Hall Incipit: 55553 45111 76555 Used With Text: The Jasper Sea

[When we've crossed the Jasper Sea]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: D. W. Crist Incipit: 54333 33433 22234 Used With Text: The Jasper Sea

Instances

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Hymnal: The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #52 (1887) First Line: When we've crossed the Jasper Sea Refrain First Line: When we reach the shining shore Languages: English Tune Title: [When we've crossed the Jasper Sea]

The Jasper Sea

Hymnal: Crown Him #66 (1893) First Line: When we've crossed the Jasper Sea Refrain First Line: When we reach the shining shore Languages: English Tune Title: [When we've crossed the Jasper Sea]

When we've crossed the Jasper sea

Hymnal: Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #187 (1872)

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Josephine Pollard

1834 - 1892 Author of "The Jasper Sea" Josephine Pollard USA 1834-1892. Born at NYC, NY, one of seven children and daughter of an architect, she attended an exclusive girls school, Spingler Institute, and was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She was a founding member of the professional women’s club, Sorosis. She never married. She became an author, poet, and hymnist, writing many children’s books and for children’s magazines, including Harper’s, Scribner’s, and the New York Ledger. She wrote 44 books, mostly religious, for children, but also about history, birds, sports and games, and adventure stories. She also wrote 100+ hymn lyrics as well. She worked as an editor for the Sunday School Times and for the Methodist Book Concern, where she edited a magazine for African Americans. Her children’s books include: “History of the U.S.” (1884); “The life of George Washington” ; “The life of Christ for young people”; “History of the New Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “History of the Old Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “Bible stories for children” (1899). She was in poor health in her latter years. She died at NYC, NY. John Perry =============== Pollard, Josephine, born in New York, circa 1840, is the author of (1) "I stood outside the gate" (Lent), (2) "Joy-bells ringing, Children singing" (Joy) in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Daniel Webster Crist

1857 - 1929 Person Name: D. W. Crist Composer of "[When we've crossed the Jasper Sea]" in Crown Him Born: November 28, 1857, New Chambersburg, Ohio. Died: March 24, 1929, Alliance, Ohio. Buried: Moultrie Chapel Cemetery, Moultrie, Ohio. Son of Robert Crist and Mary Ruff Crist, Daniel graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1882, and taught school in Columbiana and Stark County, Ohio, for 14 years. He became superintendent of the Osnaburg grade school in 1880, and for three years was superintendent at New Franklin. In 1901, he was elected to the Ohio state legislature, and became a state senator in 1905. Crist was composing as early as 1888, and at least through 1910, when he scored the FLOWER GIRL WALTZ. He worked for 30 years as a successful music publisher, starting in Moultrie, Ohio, where he also taught, farmed, and in New Alexander, served as a church music director and Sunday school superintendent. In 1915, he moved to Alliance, Ohio (where he became president of the Peoples Bank of Alliance). His works include: The Evergreen Waltz Joy and Praise for Sunday Schools, with R. A. Glenn (Cincinnati, Ohio: H. L. Benham & Company, 1886) Gospel Gleanings, 1886 Victory of Song (Moultrie, Ohio: D. W. Crist, 1892) --www.hymntime.com/tch