[When in that better land before the bar we stand]

[When in that better land before the bar we stand]

Composer: J. W. Gaines
Published in 25 hymnals


Composer: J. W. Gaines

Born: January 23, 1881, Hiram, Kaufman County, Texas. Died: June 3, 1937, Oakville, Tennessee. Buried: Edmondson Cemetery, Southaven, Mississippi. In 1900, Gaines was living in Kauffman, Texas. He worked with the Trio and/or Quartet Music Companies in Waco, Texas, and married Laurel Life around 1904. Their daughter Mia was born in Texas around 1906, and their son Charles Life Gaines in Missouri around 1907. The family moved to Tennessee by World War I, when Gaines was drafted for military service. After the war, he ran a music publishing company in Memphis, Tennessee. His works include: The Gospel Messenger (Memphis, Tennessee: J. W. Gaines Music Company, 1931) Revival Tidings (Memphis, Tennessee: Gaines Music Company, 1932… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [When in that better land before the bar we stand]
Composer: J. W. Gaines
Incipit: 34547 65123 23432
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 25 of 25)

Abiding Hymns #416

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #561

Church Hymnal #350a

Clarion Call #28

Favorite Songs and Hymns #7

Favorite Songs of the Church. no. 2 #62

Gospel Songs and Hymns #7

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Gospel Songs Number Three #b2

Heart Melodies #168

Hymns of Praise #738

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #799

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #792

Revival Message #115

Sacred Selections for the Church #92

Select Radio Songs #23

Silver Trumpets #30

Songs for the Master #135

Songs Of The Church #663

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Songs Of The Church #663

Standard Songs Of The Church #40

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The Church Hymnal #7

The Ganus Hymnal #173

The Great Christian Hymnal #272

The Majestic Hymnal, number two #428

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The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #65

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