b. 1826d. 1899
Robert Lowry
Responsible for over 500 hymns, Robert Lowry wrote both the words and tunes to the well-known hymns "Shall We Gather At the River?" and "How Can I Keep From Singing?".
Photo: Robert Lowry, public domain
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“Shall We Gather At the River?” (from “The River of Life: American Songbook I”)
Thomas Hampson & members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center9:18
About
Robert Lowry was also a Baptist minster and a professor of American literature.
–Christie Finn
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The River of Life
George Crumb
1. "Shall We Gather At the River?"
2. "Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown?"
3. "Amazing Grace!"
4. "Give Me That Old Time Religion"
5. Time is a Drifting River: A Psalm for Daybreak and Morning
6. "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?"
7. "One More River to Cross (Noah's Ark: A Humoresque)"
8. "Nearer, My God to Thee"
9. "Deep River"
2. "Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown?"
3. "Amazing Grace!"
4. "Give Me That Old Time Religion"
5. Time is a Drifting River: A Psalm for Daybreak and Morning
6. "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?"
7. "One More River to Cross (Noah's Ark: A Humoresque)"
8. "Nearer, My God to Thee"
9. "Deep River"