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I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary

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Author: W. Dale Oldham

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Author: Bill Gaither

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Author: Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music. She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company. When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Ga… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There are things as we travel this earth's shifting sands
Title: I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary
Author: W. Dale Oldham
Author: Bill Gaither
Author: Gloria Gaither
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I believe in a hill called Mount Calvary
Copyright: © 1968 William J. Gaither, Inc. All rights controlled by Gaither Copyright Management.

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 15 of 15)

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #246

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #675

Clarion Call #13

Favorite Songs of the Church #595b

Hymns for Worship #182

Hymns of Faith #302

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #5

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #503

Sacred Songs of the Church #31

Sing Joyfully #246

Songs of Faith and Praise #373

Songs of Praise #6

Songs of the Church #158

Audio

The Celebration Hymnal #318

Worship His Majesty #560

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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