When Christ Shall Come

O the days roll on, and we near the hour

Author: George Cooper
Tune: [O the days roll on, and we near the hour]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: George Cooper

George Cooper, poet, was born in the city of New York, May 14, 1840 son of John and Hepzibah Cooper, He was educated in the public schools of his native city, and afterwards studied law under the late Chester A. Arthur. After practicing for a short time, he renounced his profession to devote himself to the vocation to which his natural gifts inclined him. In his early years, he had developed a taste for writing, and before his sixteenth year had begun to contribute acceptable verses to several leading magazines. Encouraged by the success that met his early productions, he wrote constantly, and became a regular contributor to such periodicals as “The Independent,” “Harpers’ Young People,” and “Harper’s Magazine,” “Atlantic… Go to person page >

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First Line: O the days roll on, and we near the hour
Title: When Christ Shall Come
Author: George Cooper
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O, day of joy over earth and sea
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gospel Melodies #17

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d224

Sacred Songking, a New Song Book for Revivals #d147

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