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Thread #99647 Message #2909669
Posted By: Jim Dixon
18-May-10 - 11:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Shall We Gather at the River (Lowry)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shall We Gather at the River
The oldest occurrence of the "bosom of the river" verse I can find is in Bradbury's Golden Chain and Shower for the Sabbath School by William B. Bradbury (New York: Biglow & Main, 1866), page 153/Hymn 25:
Verses 1-2 and 4-6 correspond exactly to the text posted above.
Verse 3 is the "bosom of the river" verse exactly as quoted by Haruo above.