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[Beautiful white clouds drifting away]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 56715 57665 54354 Used With Text: Gliding Away

Gliding Away

Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Beautiful white clouds drifting away Used With Tune: [Beautiful white clouds drifting away]

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Author: Jesse P. Tompkins Hymnal: Songs of Sovereign Grace #64 (1897) First Line: Beautiful white clouds drifting away Refrain First Line: Gliding away, gliding away Lyrics: 1 Beautiful white clouds drifting away, Under the blue, under the blue, Drifting away, at the closing of day, Hidden from view, hidden from view; Floating away from our raptured sight, Tinged by the glow of the fast fading light, Tinged by the glow of the fast fading light. Refrain: Gliding away, gliding away, Over the storm line into the bay; Sorrow and sighing there shall cease, Beautiful haven of perfect peace. 2 Beautiful white forms gliding away, Over the sea, over the sea, Gliding away to the heavenly shore, Hidden from me, hidden from me; Sailing away from our mortal sight, Out of the shadow and into the light, Out of the shadow and into the light. [Refrain] 3 Beautiful mansions brighter than day, Waiting for me, waiting for me, Beautiful faces that glided away, There I shall see, there I shall see; Ne’er to be tossed by the wind or tides, Resting in peace that forever abides, Resting in peace that forever abides. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful white clouds drifting away]

Gliding Away

Author: Jesse P. Tompkins Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal #132 (1897) First Line: Beautiful white clouds drifting away Refrain First Line: Gliding away, gliding away Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful white clouds drifting away]

Gliding Away

Author: Jessie P. Tompkins Hymnal: The Bow of Promise #193 (1898) First Line: Beautiful white clouds drifting away Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful white clouds drifting away]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Beautiful white clouds drifting away]" in Songs of Sovereign Grace William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman