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We are waiting by the river

Author: Miss Mary P. Griffin Appears in 44 hymnals Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Used With Tune: RATHBUN

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RATHBUN

Appears in 783 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ithamar Conkey Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Incipit: 51317 65155 63234 Used With Text: We are waiting by the river
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THESSALONIKI

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Asa Hull Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 34516 15334 51712 Used With Text: Waiting By The River

[We are waiting by the river]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. G. Tomer Hymnal Title: The Evangelists' Songs of Praise No. 2 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 34531 33223 45123 Used With Text: Waiting For the Angels

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We are waiting by the river

Author: Asa Hull Hymnal: A Collection of Choral Hymns for the ... Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Congregation #d194 (1874) Hymnal Title: A Collection of Choral Hymns for the ... Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Congregation Languages: English
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Waiting by the River

Hymnal: A Companion to the Canadian Sunday School Harp #89 (1899) Hymnal Title: A Companion to the Canadian Sunday School Harp First Line: We are waiting by the river Languages: English

We are waiting for our Savior

Author: Asa Hull Hymnal: Billows of Song #d189 (1893) Hymnal Title: Billows of Song First Line: We are waiting by the river Languages: English

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Mary P. Griffin

Person Name: Miss Mary P. Griffin Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Author of "We are waiting by the river" in Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6

Ithamar Conkey

1815 - 1867 Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Composer of "RATHBUN" in Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Ithamar D. Conkey USA 1815-1867. Born of Scottish ancestry in Shutesbury, MA, he became a wool merchant. He married Elizabeth Billings, and they had a daughter and two sons. He was organist at Central Baptist Church,Norwich, CN. After that, he went to NewYork City and served as bass soloist at Calvary Episcopal church and Grace Church. Later, he served as bass soloist and choir director of Madison Avenue Baptist Church. His famous hymn was written in 1849. Two years later, William Howard Doane was baptized in the same church. John Perry

William G. Tomer

1833 - 1896 Person Name: W. G. Tomer Hymnal Title: The Evangelists' Songs of Praise No. 2 Composer of "[We are waiting by the river]" in The Evangelists' Songs of Praise No. 2 Born: Oc­to­ber 5, 1833, New Jer­sey. Died: Sep­tem­ber 26, 1896, New Jer­sey. Buried: Un­ion Cem­e­te­ry, Fines­ville, New Jer­sey. Tomer stu­died sing­ing and sang in the choir in Fines­ville, New Jer­sey, and be­gan teach­ing school at age 17. He served in the Un­ion army dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, then worked as a clerk in Wash­ing­ton, DC, served as mu­sic di­rect­or for Grace Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, and taught school in New Car­pen­ters­ville and Green­wich, New Jer­sey. He was liv­ing in Green­wich as of 1880. --www.cyberhymnal.org/