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The Better Land
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Author Gurdon Robbins Gurdon Robbins's bio information November 7, 1813 - May 23, 1883 Born: November 7, 1813, Hartford, Connecticut. Death: May 23, 1883, Hartford, Connecticut.
Composer Daniel Brink Towner Daniel Brink Towner's bio information April 5, 1850 - October 3, 1919 Born: April 5, 1850, Towner Hill, Rome, Pennsylvania. Died: October 3, 1919, Longwood, Missouri. Buried: Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Towner studied music under his father (a well known singer and teacher in his own right), John Howard, George Root, and James Webb. He was music director at the Centenary Methodist Church in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); the York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); the Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919). The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner a Doctorate of Music in 1900. His works include: Hymns Tried and True (Chicago, Illinois: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, 1911) Music Anywhere with Jesus At Calvary Christ Jesus Hath the Power Gone from My Heart Full Surrender Hand That Was Nailed to the Cross, The He Will Answer Every Prayer He’s a Friend of Mine Hear the Word I Am Standing on the Word of God I Do Love Jesus with All My Heart Jesus Only, Let Me See Joyful Sound Light in the Eastern Sky Moody My Anchor Holds Nor Silver Nor Gold O Changeless Word O Thou God of My Salvation O Word of God Old Ship of Zion, The Only a Sinner Saved by the Blood Saving Grace Send Out a Light Some Sweet Day Sunset Gate, The Tell Out the Wonderful Story Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom Trust and Obey What Will It Be When We See Him? Victory in My Soul Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/o/w/towner_db.html
Arranger Gurdon Robins Gurdon Robins's bio information - Sorry, we have no information for this arranger
Notes Gurdon authored the original text and this hymn's lyrics were arranged from that work, presumably by Towner.
Lyrics There is a land mine eyes have seen In visions of enraptured tho't. So bright that all wich spreads between Is with It's radiant glories fraught. A land upon whose blissful shore There rests no shadow, falls no stain; There those who meet shall part no more, And those long parted meet again. Its skies are not like earthly skies, With varying hues of shade and light; It hath no need of suns to rise To dissipate the gloom of night. There sweeps no desolating wind Across the calm, serene abode; The wand'rer there a home may find Within the Paradise of God. Chorus: Oh, land of love, of joy and light, Thy glories gild earth's darkest night; Thy tranquil shores we too shall see, When day shall break, and shadows flee.

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