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Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 41 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932; Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 34551 23332 12165 Used With Text: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Author: Ada R. Habershon Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: There are loved ones in the glory Refrain First Line: Will the circle be unbroken Used With Tune: [There are loved ones in the glory]

The Meadow Song

Author: Anna M. Spring Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I am waiting in the meadows Lyrics: 1 I am waiting in the meadows, With a river flowing by Flowing deep and strong and mighty, Like God’s love—eternally. For the healing of the nations, There, the tree of life I see; Ho! ye thirsty, come ye wounded: ’Tis for thee! ’Tis for thee! 2 I am waiting in the meadows, Where the river quiet flows, And the flowers, sweetly blooming, Perfume every breeze that blows. All life’s battles now are over, All the sadness, all the tears; I’m victorious in Christ Jesus, No more fears—no more fears. 3 I am waiting in the meadows Where my guide has stayed my feet, Till He come again to call me, Then my joy will be complete. Yes, He’ll call me, "Up and follow! There’s a mansion now for thee. It is ready! It is ready! Come with me—come with Me." 4 I am waiting in the meadows Till my Lord Himself appears, And the brightness of the present Veils the past, the future clears. For the bright light of His glory Shines ahead, and so I see What it is He hath preparèd, Just for me—just for me! 5 So I tarry in the meadows, While the river flows along, Tarry till I hear Him calling, Till I hear the angel’s song, Singing, "Welcome! welcome! welcome! Here within the gates of gold, Where great joys do now await thee, Bliss untold! Bliss untold!" Used With Tune: HERTFORDSHIRE Text Sources: The Meadow Song (Chula Vista, CA: Denrich Press, 1917)

Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

Author: Ada Habershon; A. P. Carter Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I was standing by my window, on one cold and cloudy day Lyrics: 1 I was standing by my window, on one cold and cloudy day, When I saw the hearse come rolling, For to carry my Mother away. Chorus: Will the circle be unbroken, by and by, Lord, by and by? There's a better home awaiting, in the sky, Lord, in the sky. 2 Oh, I told the undertaker, "Undertaker please drive slow. For this body you are carrying, Lord, I hate to see her go. [Chorus] 3 I will follow close behind her, try to hold up and be brave; But I could not hide my sorrow, When they laid her in her grave. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [I was standing by my window, on one cold and cloudy day]

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There Are Loved Ones in the Glory

Author: Ada Habershon Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #944 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Refrain First Line: Will the circle be unbroken Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Christian Commission Warning Men of Judgment Scripture: Matthew 13:49 Languages: English Tune Title: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Author: Aba R. Habershon Hymnal: Yes, Lord! #297 (1982) First Line: There are loved ones in the glory Lyrics: 1 There are loved ones in the glory Whose dear forms you often miss, When you close your earthly story Will you join them in their bliss? Refrain: Will the circle be unbroken By and by, by and by? In a better home awaiting In the sky, in the sky? 2 In the joyous days of childhood, Oft they told of wondrous love, Pointed to the dying Savior, Now they dwell with Him above. [Refrain] 3 You remember songs of heaven Which you sang with childish voice, Do you love the hymns they taught you, Or are songs of earth your choice? [Refrain] 4 You can picture happy gath’rings Round the fireside long ago, And you think of tearful partings, When they left you here below. [Refrain] 5 One by one their seats were empty, One by one they went away, Now the family is parted, Will it be complete one day? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There are loved ones in the glory]

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Author: Ada R. Habershon Hymnal: Timeless Truths #777 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain First Line: There are loved ones in the glory Lyrics: 1 There are loved ones in the glory, Whose dear forms you often miss; When you close your earthly story, Will you join them in their bliss? Refrain: Will the circle be unbroken By and by, by and by? In a better home awaiting In the sky, in the sky? 2 In the joyous days of childhood, Oft they told of wondrous love, Pointed to the dying Savior; Now they dwell with Him above. [Refrain] 3 You remember songs of heaven Which you sang with childish voice, Do you love the hymns they taught you, Or are songs of earth your choice? [Refrain] 4 You can picture happy gath’rings ’Round the fireside long ago, And you think of tearful partings, When they left you here below. [Refrain] 5 One by one their seats were emptied, One by one they went away; Here the circle has been broken— Will it be complete one day? [Refrain] Topics: Examination Scripture: Matthew 22:32 Tune Title: [There are loved ones in the glory]

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Ada R. Habershon

1861 - 1918 Author of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" in Timeless Truths

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel Composer of "[There are loved ones in the glory]" in Timeless Truths Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "UNBROKEN CIRCLE" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org

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