[When Jesus comes again to gather His own]

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[When Jesus comes again to gather His own]

Composer: James W. Gaines
Published in 9 hymnals

Composer: James 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 Jesus comes again to gather His own]
Composer:	James W. Gaines
Meter:	11.8.11.8 with refrain
Incipit:	34451 35612 11765
Key:	B♭ Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

When Jesus Comes Again

When Jesus comes again to gather His own,
And to the true a crown is giv’n,
I want to hear Him say, “My servant, well done,
Thy soul shall know the joys of heav’n.”

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