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[Drifting away to the haven of rest]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Will H. Ruebush Incipit: 54535 51765 43424 Used With Text: Drifting
[Drifting away to the haven of rest]
Drifting
Author: W. H. R. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Drifting away to the haven of rest Refrain First Line: Drifting away Lyrics: 1 Drifting away to the haven of rest,
Sailing to port with the happy and blest,
Voices of loved ones are calling us there—
Calling the weary to rest.
Refrain:
Drifting away,
Drifting away,
Drifting away,
Drifting away we are drifting away.
2 Drifting away far beyond the blue sea,
Valley of Eden, we dream oft of thee;
Songs of the ransomed float down to us here
Calling us over the sea. [Refrain]
3 Drifting away to that beautiful home
Ended earth’s toils where no parting days come,
Storms are all past, and all tears wiped away
There in that beautiful home. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Drifting away to the haven of rest]
Drifting
Drifting
Author: W. H. R. Hymnal: Crowning Day No. 5 #33 (1902) First Line: Drifting away to the haven of rest Refrain First Line: Drifting away Lyrics: 1 Drifting away to the haven of rest,
Sailing to port with the happy and blest,
Voices of loved ones are calling us there—
Calling the weary to rest.
Refrain:
Drifting away,
Drifting away,
Drifting away,
Drifting away we are drifting away.
2 Drifting away far beyond the blue sea,
Valley of Eden, we dream oft of thee;
Songs of the ransomed float down to us here
Calling us over the sea. [Refrain]
3 Drifting away to that beautiful home
Ended earth’s toils where no parting days come,
Storms are all past, and all tears wiped away
There in that beautiful home. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Drifting away to the haven of rest]
Drifting
W. H. Ruebush
1873 - 1956 Person Name: W. H. R. Author of "Drifting" in Crowning Day No. 5 William Howe Ruebush (Will H. Ruebush)
1873-1956
Born: June 4, 1873, Singers Glen, Virginia.
Died: October 6, 1956, Elkton, Virginia.
A vocal music teacher early in his career, Ruebush directed an army band in France in World War I. After the war, he led many civilian orchestras and bands, and taught at several schools, including the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Dayton, Virginia. He composed many marches, including The Stonewall Brigade March, Shenandoah, and the Alma Mater Song for Tulane University. Ruebush spent most of his life in Dayton, Virginia, where he became president of the Ruebush-Kieffer Publishing Company.
Lyrics--
Cross Goes on Before, The
He Rolls the Stone Away
I Am Happy
Scatter Sunshine
Music--
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W. H. Ruebush
