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[I am on my journey to a land so fair]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: L. E. Jones Incipit: 12343 21356 53332 Used With Text: Walking in the Highway

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Walking in the Highway

Author: Mary Slater Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I am on my journey to a land so fair Refrain First Line: Walking walking Used With Tune: [I am on my journey to a land so fair]

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Walking in the Highway

Author: Mary Slater Hymnal: Waves of Glory #22 (1905) First Line: I am on my journey to a land so fair Refrain First Line: Walking walking Languages: English Tune Title: [I am on my journey to a land so fair]

Walking in the Highway

Author: Mary Slater Hymnal: Glorious Gospel Hymns #346 (1931) First Line: I am on my journey to a land so fair Refrain First Line: Walking walking Languages: English Tune Title: [I am on my journey to a land so fair]

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Lewis E. Jones

1865 - 1936 Person Name: L. E. Jones Composer of "[I am on my journey to a land so fair]" in Waves of Glory Pseudonyms: Mary Slater ================ Lewis Edgar Jones USA 1865-1936. Born in Yates City, IL, his family moved near Davenport, IA, where he lived on a farm until age 21. He went into business for awhile, and attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was a classmate of evangelist, Billy Sunday. After graduating, he worked for the YMCA in Davenport, IA; Fort Worth, TX (1915, as general secretary); and Santa Barbara, CA (1925 as general secretary). Hymn writing was his avocation, and he wrote 200+, advising that many came from pastors’ sermons. He married Lora May Wright (1872-1950), and they had a daughter, Frances Ellen (1897-1982). He died in Santa Barbara, CA. John Perry

Mary Slater

Author of "Walking in the Highway" in Waves of Glory Pseudonym. See Jones, Lewis E. (Lewis Edgar), 1865-1936
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