'Tis Only a Dream

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'Tis only a dream of the old home so dear

Author: J. P. Lane
Tune: ['Tis only a dream of the old home so dear]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: J. P. Lane

James Pleasant (Plez) Lane was born on September 20, 1858 in Arkansas. He later moved to Comanche Count, Texas. He composed music for his own hymns as well as for hymns written by others. He also published a book Lane's analysis of harmony and musical composition (Waco: The Singing Evangelists' Music Company, 1903) Dianne Shapiro from "Only Through Grace, by J. P . Lane" from Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths blog post by R. L. Vaughan (accessed 1/21/2025 from https://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/2017/03/only-through-grace-by-j-p-lane.html) Go to person page >

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First Line:	'Tis only a dream of the old home so dear
Title:	'Tis Only a Dream
Author:	J. P. Lane
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O beautiful, beautiful visions of youth
Copyright:	Public Domain