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When the Waiting Time

Representative Text

1 When the wait­ing time is over,
When the Mas­ter bids us come,
In the glad and bright for­ev­er
We shall rest in peace, at home.

Refrain:
When the wait­ing time is ov­er,
When from sin and sor­row free,
We shall meet be­yond the riv­er,
There to dwell eter­nal­ly.

2 When the wait­ing time is ov­er,
Battles fought and vic­t’ries won,
We shall hear the Sav­ior’s wel­come:
"Good and faith­ful one, well done." [Refrain]

3 When the wait­ing time is ov­er,
When the toils of life are past,
We shall with sing ho­ly rap­ture,
"Praise the Lord, we’re home at last." [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16644

Author: J. H. Fillmore

James Henry Fillmore USA 1849-1936. Born at Cincinnati, OH, he helped support his family by running his father's singing school. He married Annie Eliza McKrell in 1880, and they had five children. After his father's death he and his brothers, Charles and Frederick, founded the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, specializing in publishing religious music. He was also an author, composer, and editor of music, composing hymn tunes, anthems, and cantatas, as well as publishing 20+ Christian songbooks and hymnals. He issued a monthly periodical “The music messsenger”, typically putting in his own hymns before publishing them in hymnbooks. Jessie Brown Pounds, also a hymnist, contributed song lyrics to the Fillmore Music Hous… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When the waiting time is over
Title: When the Waiting Time
Author: J. H. Fillmore (1885)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: When the waiting time is over
Publication Date: 1885
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Instances (1 - 18 of 18)
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Corn In Egypt #90

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From the Cross to the Crown #156

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Glory and Praise #114

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Gospel Songs Number Three #113

Heart Echoes #d52

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Heaven's Echo #186

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Lasting Hymns #152

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #810

Sacred Selections for the Church #341

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Songs for the Harvest Field #147

The Children's Hallelujah #d173

The Church and School #d237

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The Cyber Hymnal #16644

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The Gospel Call, Part Two #383

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The New Ideal Gospel Hymn Book #214

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The Wonderful Story In Song #371

Wonderful Words #115

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