Über den Sternen

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Über den Sternen, dort winkt die Rast

Translator: J. J. Franz; Author: James M. Gray
Tune: ["Over the river," the old sweet song]
Published in 1 hymnal

Translator: J. J. Franz

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Author: James M. Gray

Born: May 11, 1851, New York City. Died: September 21, 1935, Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Gray accepted Christ at age 22. He was educated at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (Doctor of Divinity), and the University of Des Moines, Iowa (Doctor of Laws). In 1879 he became Rector of the First Reformed Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served 14 years. He then became dean (1904-25) and president (1925-34) of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and directed publication of four editions (1921-28) of the Voice of Thanksgiving, official hymnal of the Institute. A conservative theologian, Gray was one of seven editors of the popular Scofield Reference Bible. He was… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Über den Sternen, dort winkt die Rast
Title:	Über den Sternen
English Title:	Over the river, the old sweet song
Translator:	J. J. Franz
Author:	James M. Gray
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Bald, ja bald!
Copyright:	Public Domain