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[Some day Christ will call us homeward]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Bunyan Herbert Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 35136 55447 25434

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Some Day (Barton)

Author: Lina H. Barton Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Some day Christ will call us homeward Refrain First Line: Some day, some day we shall answer to His call Lyrics: 1. Some day Christ will call us homeward To His home, we know not where; Some day we shall hear Him calling; Some day we shall see Him there. Refrain Some day, some day we shall answer to His call; Some day, some day Christ will conquer over all. 2. Some day may come when we’re working In the vineyard He has given, Or it may be when we’re straying In the fields we know forbidd’n. [Refrain] 3. Some day may be very near us, Nearer to us than we think; Even now we may be standing On the silent river’s brink. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Some day Christ will call us homeward] Text Sources: The Banner of Victory, by Alonzo J. Abbey & M. J. Munger (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1881), number 17

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Some Day (Barton)

Author: Lina H. Barton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6192 First Line: Some day Christ will call us homeward Refrain First Line: Some day, some day we shall answer to His call Lyrics: 1. Some day Christ will call us homeward To His home, we know not where; Some day we shall hear Him calling; Some day we shall see Him there. Refrain Some day, some day we shall answer to His call; Some day, some day Christ will conquer over all. 2. Some day may come when we’re working In the vineyard He has given, Or it may be when we’re straying In the fields we know forbidd’n. [Refrain] 3. Some day may be very near us, Nearer to us than we think; Even now we may be standing On the silent river’s brink. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Some day Christ will call us homeward]
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Some Day

Author: Lina H. Barton Hymnal: The Banner of Victory #17 (1881) First Line: Some day Christ will call us homeward Refrain First Line: Some day, some day we shall answer to His call Languages: English Tune Title: [Some day Christ will call us homeward]

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J. B. Herbert

1852 - 1927 Person Name: John Bunyan Herbert Composer of "[Some day Christ will call us homeward]" in The Cyber Hymnal

Lina H. Barton

1801 - 1900 Author of "Some Day (Barton)" in The Cyber Hymnal
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