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Echoes from the Golden Shore

Author: M. Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: We're sailing to a better land Refrain First Line: We hear them o'er and o'er Used With Tune: [We're sailing to a better land]
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[We're sailing to a better land]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. W. Straub Incipit: 51767 16535 51215 Used With Text: Echoes from the Golden Shore
[We're sailing to a better land]

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Echoes from the Golden Shore

Author: M. Hymnal: The Morning Light, Enlarged #20 (1882) First Line: We're sailing to a better land Refrain First Line: We hear them o'er and o'er Languages: English Tune Title: [We're sailing to a better land]
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Echoes from the Golden Shore

Author: M. Hymnal: The Morning Light #20 (1880) First Line: We're sailing to a better land Refrain First Line: We hear them o'er and o'er Languages: English Tune Title: [We're sailing to a better land]
Echoes from the Golden Shore
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Echoes from the Golden Shore

Author: M. Hymnal: Beautiful Songs; a new and choice collection of songs for the sunday school. Also, a responsive service for each month in the year #59 (1887) First Line: We're sailing to a better land Refrain First Line: We hear them, hear them o'er and o'er Languages: English Tune Title: [We're sailing to a better land]
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Maria Straub

1838 - 1898 Person Name: M. Author of "Echoes from the Golden Shore" in Beautiful Songs; a new and choice collection of songs for the sunday school. Also, a responsive service for each month in the year
Maria Straub

S. W. Straub

1842 - 1899 Composer of "[We're sailing to a better land]" in Beautiful Songs; a new and choice collection of songs for the sunday school. Also, a responsive service for each month in the year Solomon.W Straub Solomon was the brother of Maria Straub. His father Joseph was a farmer. His parents, who were of German descent. From Hymnary user, via email
S. W. Straub
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