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The Home Over There
Author: Rev. D. W. C. Huntington Appears in 476 hymnals First Line: Oh, think of the home over there Refrain First Line: Over there Scripture: Psalm 55:6 Used With Tune: [Oh, think of the home over there]
The Home Over There
[O think of the home over there]
Appears in 211 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tullius C. O'Kane Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51111 32171 22224 Used With Text: The Home Over There
[O think of the home over there]
[Oh, think of a home over there]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. E. Bigbie Incipit: 12333 32356 53333 Used With Text: Blessed Home
[Oh, think of a home over there]
O Think of the Home Over There
Author: D. W. C. Huntington Hymnal: The Majestic Hymnal, number two #242 (1959) Refrain First Line: Over there, over there Topics: Eternal Home; Eternal Home Languages: English Tune Title: [O think of the home over there]
O Think of the Home Over There
O Think of the Home Over There
Author: D. W. C. Huntington Hymnal: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #243 (1938) First Line: O think of a home over there Refrain First Line: Over there, over there Lyrics: 1 O think of the home over there,
By the side of the river of light,
Where the saints all immortal and fair,
Are robed in their garments of white.
Refrain:
Over there, over there,
O think of the home over there,
Over there, over there, over there,
O think of a home over there.
2 O think of the friends over there,
Who before us the journey have trod,
Of the songs that they breathe on the air,
In their home in the palace of God.
Refrain:
Over there, over there,
O think of the friends over there,
Over there, over there, over there,
O think of the friends over there.
3 My Saviour is now over there,
There my kindred and friends are at rest;
Then away from my sorrow and care,
Let me fly to the land of the blest.
Refrain:
Over there, over there,
My Saviour is now over there,
Over there, over there, over there,
My Saviour is now over there.
4 I’ll soon be at home over there,
For the end of my journey I see;
Many dear to my heart over there,
Are watching and waiting for me.
Refrain:
Over there, over there,
I'll soon be at home over there,
Over there, over there, over there,
I'll soon be at home over there. Languages: English Tune Title: [O think of a home over there]
O Think of the Home Over There
Over There
Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #57 (1883) First Line: O think of a home over there Refrain First Line: Over there, over there Lyrics: 1 O think of a home over there,
By the side of the river of light, over there,
Where the saints, all immortal and fair,
Are robed in their garments of white, over there.
Over there, over there,
O think of a home over there,
Over there, over there,
O think of a home over there.
2 O think of the friends over there,
Who before us the journey have trod, over there,
Of the songs that they breathe on the air,
In their home in the palace of God, over there.
Over there, over there,
O think of the friends over there,
Over there, over there,
O think of the friends over there,
3 My Savior is now over there,
There my kindred and friends are at rest, over there,
Then away from my sorrow and care
Let me fly to the land of the blest, over there.
Over there, over there,
My Savior is now over there,
Over there, over there,
My Savior is now over there.
4 I'll soon be at home over there,
For the end of my journey I see, over there,
Many dear to my heart, over there,
Are watching and waiting for me, over there.
Over there, over there,
I'll soon be at home over there,
Over there, over there,
I'll soon be at home over there. Tune Title: [O think of a home over there]
Over There
DeWitt Clinton Huntington
1830 - 1912 Person Name: D. W. C. Huntington Author of "The Home Over There" in Revival Hymns and Choruses Rv DeWitt Clinton Huntington USA 1830-1912. Born at Townsend, VT, one of nine siblings, he attended Syracuse University, NY, and was ordained a Methodist Episcopal minister in 1853. He married Frances Harriett Davis in 1853, and they had three children: Charles, Thomas, and Horace. After her death in 1866, he married Mary Elizabeth Moore in 1868, and they had a daughter, Mary Frances. He pastored in Rochester, NY, (1861-71 & 1876-79), Syracuse, NY, (1873-76), Olean, NY, (1885-89), Bradford, PA, (1882-85 & 1889-91), and Lincoln, NE, (1891-96), where he became a Methodist District Superintendent of relief work. At his pastorate he also personally designed and oversaw construction of a brick sanctuary seating over 1100 people. A depression in 1893 caused him to forego salary for a number of months while pastoring. As things improved, he designed an addition to the church that was finally built two decades later. He was prevailed upon to serve as Chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University (1898-1908), at first without pay, and asked more than once to stay after desiring to retire. In 1908 he became Chancellor emeritus and assumed the role of professor of English Bible & Ethics. He also wrote several books, one titled, “Is the Lord among us?”. Another: “Half century messages to pastors and people”. Another: “A documentary history of religion in America since 1877”. He also served on the boards of the local telephone company and Windom Bank. He contracted pleura-pneumonia and died in Lincoln, NE. A Lincoln, NE, street is named for him, as is an elementary school. He was opposed to football, thinking it had no place in a proper Christian institution, but football was re-instituted at the college after his death.
John Perry
DeWitt Clinton Huntington
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Author of "Over There" in The Christian Sunday School Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
A. J. Showalter
1858 - 1924 Arranger of "BLESSED HOME" in Sacred Tunes and Hymns Anthony Johnson Showalter USA 1858-1924/ Born in Cherry Grove, VA, he became an organist, gospel music composer, author, teacher, editor, and publisher. He was taught by his father and in 1876 received training at the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music, Dayton, VA. He also attended George Root’s National Normal school at Erie, PA, and Dr Palmer’s International Normal at Meadville, PA. He was teaching music in shape note singing schools by age 14. He taught literary school at age 19, and normal music schools at age 22, when he also published his first book. In 1881 he married Lucy Carolyn (Callie) Walser of TX, and they had seven children: Tennie, Karl, Essie, Jennie, Lena, Margaret, and Nellie. At age 23 he published his “Harmony & composition” book, and years later his “Theory of music”. In 1884 he moved to Dalton, GA, and in 1890 formed the Showalter Music Company of Dalton. His company printed and published hymnals, songbooks, schoolbooks, magazines, and newspapers, and had offices in Texarkana, AR, and Chattanooga, TN. In 1888 he became a member of the M T N A (Music Teachers National Association) and was vice-president for his state for several years. In 1895 he went abroad to study methods of teachers and conductors in Europe. He held sessions of his Southern Normal Music Institute in a dozen or more states. He edited “The music teacher & home magazine” for 20 years. In 1895 he issued his “New harmony & composition” book. He authored 60+ books on music theory, harmony, and song. He published 130+ music books that sold over a million copies. Not only was he president of the A J Showalter Music Company of Dalton, GA, but also of the Showalter-Patton Company of Dallas, TX, two of the largest music publishing houses in the American south. He was a choir leader and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton (and his daughter, Essie, played the organ there). He managed his fruit farm, looking after nearly 20,000 trees , of which 15,000 are the famous Georgia Elberta peaches, the rest being apples, plums, pecans, and a dozen other varieties of peaches. He was also a stockholder and director of the Cherokee Lumber Company of Dalton, GA, furnishing building materials to a large trade in many southern, central and eastern states. He died in Chattanooga, TN, and is buried in Dalton, GA. He loved hymns, and kept up with many of his students over the years, writing them letters of counsel and encouragement. In 2000 Showalter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Note: Showalter received two letters one evening from former music students, both of who were grieving over the death of their wives. He had heard a sermon about the arms of Moses being held up during battle, and managed to form a tune and refrain for a hymn, but struggled to find words for the verses that fit. He wrote to his friend in OH, Rev Elisha Hoffman, who had already composed many hymns and asked if he could write some lyrics, which he gladly did.
John Perry
A. J. Showalter
