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[When in that better land before the bar we stand]

[When in that better land before the bar we stand]

Composer: J. W. Gaines
Published in 13 hymnals


Composer: J. W. Gaines

Born: January 23, 1881, Hiram, Kaufman County, Texas. Died: June 3, 1937, Oakville, Tennessee. Buried: Edmondson Cemetery, Southaven, Mississippi. In 1900, Gaines was living in Kauffman, Texas. He worked with the Trio and/or Quartet Music Companies in Waco, Texas, and married Laurel Life around 1904. Their daughter Mia was born in Texas around 1906, and their son Charles Life Gaines in Missouri around 1907. The family moved to Tennessee by World War I, when Gaines was drafted for military service. After the war, he ran a music publishing company in Memphis, Tennessee. His works include: The Gospel Messenger (Memphis, Tennessee: J. W. Gaines Music Company, 1931) Revival Tidings (Memphis, Tennessee: Gaines Music Company, 1932… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [When in that better land before the bar we stand]
Composer: J. W. Gaines
Incipit: 34547 65123 23432
Copyright: Owned by J. W. Gaines, 1929
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #561

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #561

Clarion Call #28

Clarion Call #28
Page Scan

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #799

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #799

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #792

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #792

Sacred Selections for the Church #92

Sacred Selections for the Church #92
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