River of Life
DESCRIPTION: "Soon we'll come to the end of life's journey, And perhaps we'll never meet anymore, Till we get to heaven's bright city, Far away on the beautiful shore." A description of the beauties of heaven, where the singer obviously expects to go
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (Warner-TraditionalAmericanFolkSongsFromAnneAndFrankWarnerColl)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Warner-TraditionalAmericanFolkSongsFromAnneAndFrankWarnerColl 85, "River of Life" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST Wa085 (Partial)
Roud #16394
RECORDINGS:
Buna Vista Hicks, "River of Life" (on USWarnerColl01)
File: Wa085
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