I Hope To Meet Them By And By

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My loved ones over yonder in glory land are waiting for my coming upon the strand

Author: Marion W. Easterling (1938)
Tune: [My loved ones over yonder in glory land are waiting for my coming upon the strand]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Marion W. Easterling

Born: March 12, 1910, Clanton, Alabama. Died: December 10, 1989, Birmingham, Alabama. Buried: Martin Memorial Cemetery, Clanton, Alabama. Marion W. Easterling, composed over 300 southern gospel songs. He received his music education in various singing schools, being taught by Ocie Lee DeVaughan, Dad Speer and others. In 1938, he was the youngest composer to sign a five year contract with the Stamps-Baxter Publishing Company. He has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for his long career as the programmer for the WKLF Radio stations's gospel program "America's Favorites". The program began in December 1947 and continued for 39 years, during which time, he broadcast over 20,000 shows. --www.findagrave.com/ Go to person page >

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First Line:	My loved ones over yonder in glory land are waiting for my coming upon the strand
Title:	I Hope To Meet Them By And By
Author:	Marion W. Easterling (1938)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I hope to meet them some glad day
Notes:	"In memory of, and especially dedicated to the friends of Prof. J. D. Patton and M. C. Howard"
Copyright:	© 1938, by The A. J. Showalter Co., in "Crimson Glory"