The Bridge that Spans the River

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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. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) _________ 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 >

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First Line:	There's a bridge that spans the river
Title:	The Bridge that Spans the River
Author:	William M. Golden (1912)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Praise the Lord, it spans the river
Copyright:	Public Domain