They Say There's a Land

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They say there's a land over the ocean

Author: Will L. Thompson
Tune: [They say there's a land over the ocean] (Thompson)
Published in 12 hymnals

Author: Will L. Thompson

Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio. Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times: "No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >

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First Line:	They say there's a land over the ocean
Title:	They Say There's a Land
Author:	Will L. Thompson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Then sail away over the ocean
Copyright:	Public Domain