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Display Title: The bridge that spans the river First Line: There's a bridge that spans the river Author: William M. Golden Date: 1913
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The Bridge that Spans the River
There's a bridge that spans the river
Author: William M. Golden (1912)Tune: [There's a bridge that spans the river]
Published in 3 hymnals
Author: William M. Golden
Born: January 28, 1878, Webster County, Mississippi.
Died: May 13, 1934, in a traffic accident near Eupora, Mississippi.
Buried: Spring Valley Cemetery #2, Mathiston, Mississippi.
Son of James and Camella Hood Golding (his surname changed later), it is said he wrote most of his songs while serving an eight-year sentence in the state penitentiary. His only child reportedly died young.
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The family name change happened between the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Census, under the headship of William's grandfather, Anthony Foster Golding (Golden), in Choctaw County, Mississippi. James Monroe "Jimmy" Golden was born in March 1853. Go to person page >Page Scans
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Messenger of Song #7
Display Title: The Bridge that Spans the River First Line: There's a bridge that spans the river Tune Title: [There's a bridge that spans the river] Author: Wm. M. G. Date: 1912
Messenger of Song #7
Triumphant Joy #d233
Display Title: The bridge that spans the river First Line: There's a bridge that spans the river Author: William M. Golden Date: 1913
Triumphant Joy #d233
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