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[Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Coats Incipit: 32343 14444 33434 Used With Text: On the Royal Glory Road

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On the Royal Glory Road

Author: J. B. C. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode Refrain First Line: I am on the royal road that leads to glory Used With Tune: [Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode]

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On the Royal Glory Road

Author: J. B. C.; J. R. B., Jr. Hymnal: Mississippi Melodies #25 (1950) First Line: Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode Refrain First Line: I am on the royal road that leads to glory Languages: English Tune Title: [Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode]

On the Royal Glory Road

Author: J. B. C. Hymnal: Special Radio Selections #169 (1943) First Line: Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode Refrain First Line: I am on the royal road that leads to glory Languages: English Tune Title: [Gladly I am singing, cheerful is my ode]

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J. B. Coats

1901 - 1961 Person Name: J. B. C. Author of "On the Royal Glory Road" in Special Radio Selections J.B. Coats was born on April 6, 1901, in Summerland, Mississippi. He attended the schools of his area and was both a student and lover of music all his life...His formal education was continued with study at Mississippi Southern College and Louisiana State University. He also studied music with Julius Rishing, J.E. and Alvis O. Thomas and T.B. Mosley. When just a lad about fourteen, he began teaching music classes and conducting evangelistic singing. Mr. Coats was a teacher in public schools most of his life...He was the composer of many loved gospel songs with "Where Could I Go" haveing been printed and sung most widely. Others of his outstanding songs are "A Wonderful Place", "My Soul Shall Live On", "I'm Winging My Way Back Home", and "Tomorrow May Mean Goodbye". Many of his songs have been recorded by leading quartets and singers...Mr. Coats was associated with Stamps-Baxter Music Company and a lifetime staff writer for them...He joined the Baptist Church and served more than thirty years as a Deacon before answering the call to the ministry. He died on December 15, 1961. --doyouknowhowgodlovesyou.blogspot.com

J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. B., Jr. Author of "On the Royal Glory Road" in Mississippi Melodies Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in De­Kalb Coun­ty, Al­a­ba­ma. In 1926, he bought part of Vir­gil Stamps’ Gos­pel mu­sic firm, which be­came the Stamps-Bax­ter Mu­sic and Print­ing Com­pa­ny, one of the most suc­cess­ful Gos­pel mu­sic pub­lish­ers of the ear­ly 20th Century. Bax­ter ran the com­pa­ny’s Chat­ta­noo­ga, Ten­nes­see, of­fice un­til Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dall­as, Tex­as, to run the main of­fice. Af­ter Bax­ter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the bus­i­ness un­til she died; it was then sold to Zon­der­van. Bax­ter was in­duct­ed in­to the South­ern Gos­pel Music As­so­ci­a­tion Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sun­rise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Sav­ior, Too I Want to Help Some Wea­ry Pil­grim I’m Liv­ing in Ca­naan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Hap­pens Travel the Sun­lit Way Try Je­sus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
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