The City of God

There is a wondrous city, beautiful, bright and fair

Author: Annie Johnson Flint
Tune: [There is a wondrous city, beautiful, bright and fair]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Annie Johnson Flint

Born: December 24, 1866, Vineland, New Jersey. Died: September 8, 1932, Clifton Springs, New York. Buried: Clifton Springs, New York. The biographical account of poetess/hymn-writer Annie Johnson Flint (1866-1932) is a story of both heartbreak and triumph. Born on Christmas Eve in the small town of Vineland, New Jersey, she was welcomed by Eldon and Jean Johnson as their greatest earthly gift. Three years later, little Annie would lose her mother, who died as she gave birth to Annie’s baby sister. Mr. Johnson, who himself was suffering from an incurable disease, willed the children to the Flint family who would bring them up in the Baptist faith. It was during a revival meeting at the age of 8 that the Spirit of God brought Annie'… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There is a wondrous city, beautiful, bright and fair
Title: The City of God
Author: Annie Johnson Flint
Language: English
Refrain First Line: There shall be no more toiling
Publication Date: 1919
Copyright: Public Domain

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Songs of the Great Salvation #155

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