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[Along the river of time we glide]

[Along the river of time we glide]

Composer: Geo. F. Root
Published in 16 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Geo. F. Root

Root, George F., MUS. DOC, born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., Aug. 30, 1820. He is much more widely known as a composer of popular music than as a hymn writer. Four of his hymns are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878. Nos. 16, 100, 293, and 297. A sympathetic biographical sketch, with portrait, is in The Tonic Sol-Fa Reporter, Sep. 1886. He died Aug. 6, 1895. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Along the river of time we glide]
Composer: Geo. F. Root
Incipit: 55555 55353 33333
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 16 of 16)
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Gospel Hymns No. 4 #88

Gospel Hymns No. 4 #88
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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #264

Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #264
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Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #120

Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #120
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Kingdom Songs #14

Kingdom Songs #14
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Lieder-Auswahl aus Himmels-Harfe #50

Lieder-Auswahl aus Himmels-Harfe #50
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Living Hymns #120

Living Hymns #120
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On Joyful Wing #120

On Joyful Wing #120
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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #161

Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #161
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Pure Delight #42

Pure Delight #42
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Songs of Joy and Gladness #264

Songs of Joy and Gladness #264
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Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #264

Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #264
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Songs of Victory #176

Songs of Victory #176
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Temple Trio #120

Temple Trio #120
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The Glorious Cause #111

The Glorious Cause #111
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The Male Chorus No. 1 #25

The Male Chorus No. 1 #25
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The Y.M.C.A. Praise Book #92

The Y.M.C.A. Praise Book #92
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