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[I'm going down to the river of Jordan]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: M. B. Stroud Incipit: 56611 13213 16771 Used With Text: Going Down to the River

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Going Down to the River

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I'm going down to the river of Jordan Used With Tune: [I'm going down to the river of Jordan]

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Going Down to the River

Hymnal: Jubilee Spirituals #99 (1945) First Line: I'm going down to the river of Jordan Languages: English Tune Title: [I'm going down to the river of Jordan]

River of Jordan

Hymnal: Glory Chimes #27 (1934) First Line: I'm goin' down to the river of Jordan Languages: English Tune Title: [I'm goin' down to the river of Jordan]

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Adger M. Pace

1882 - 1959 Arranger of "[I'm goin' down to the river of Jordan]" in Glory Chimes Born: August 13, 1882, Pelzer, South Carolina. Died: February 12, 1959, Lawrence County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Buried: Dunn Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Pseudonyms: Millard A. Glenn; Charles H. Huff; Audalene Mayfield; Fay Wallington. Born August 13, 1882 near Pelzer, South Carolina, Adger M. Pace soon gained a love and appreciation for music that characterized the remainder of his life. He sang bass for seventeen years as a member of the Vaughan Radio Quartet, singing over WOAN--one of the South's first radio stations. He was also active in singing conventions, serving as one of the organizers and the first president of the National Singing Convention in 1937. Pace's most significant contribution was as a teacher of gospel music. He taught harmony, counterpoint and composition in the Vaughan School of Music in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, educating the first generation of Southern gospel Music leaders. Beginning in 1920, he served for 37 years as Music Editor for all Vaughan publications. He was also a notable songwriter--composing more than a thousand songs in his career. Among his many popular contributions were "That Glad Reunion Day," "Jesus Is All I Need," "The Home-coming Week," "The Happy Jubilee," and "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem." www.sgma.org/inductee_bios

M. B. Stroud

Arranger of "[I'm going down to the river of Jordan]" in Jubilee Spirituals
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