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Gems and Jewels #140
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1890
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[I have heard of a home far away above the skies]
[I have heard of a home far away above the skies]
Composer: Will L. ThompsonPublished in 9 hymnals
Composer: Will L. Thompson
Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909)
Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York.
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times:
"No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >Instances
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Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #195
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away] First Line: I have heard of a home far away Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1913
Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #195
Manly Praise #56
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: W. L. Thompson Date: 1900
Manly Praise #56
Songs for the Singing, Normal and Literary Schools #69
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1900
Songs for the Singing, Normal and Literary Schools #69
The Gospel Choir No. 2 #78
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1895
The Gospel Choir No. 2 #78
The Harp of Glory #s70
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1911
The Harp of Glory #s70
The New Century Hymnal #170
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1904
The New Century Hymnal #170
Triumphant Songs No.2 #97
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1889
Triumphant Songs No.2 #97
Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #305
Tune Title: [I have heard of a home far away above the skies] First Line: I have heard of a home far away above the skies Composer: Will L. Thompson Date: 1890
Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #305
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