I Shall Soon Be Over There

I stand on the banks of the river, And witness the boats leave the shore

Author: Judson W. Van De Venter
Tune: [I stand on the banks of the river]
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: Judson W. Van De Venter

Judson W. Van DeVenter was born 15 December 1855 on a farm near the village of Dundee, Michigan. He was educated in the country and village schools, and at Hillsdale College. He later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He wrote about 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line: I stand on the banks of the river, And witness the boats leave the shore
Title: I Shall Soon Be Over There
Author: Judson W. Van De Venter
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I shall soon be over there
Copyright: Public Domain

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