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Shall We Gather at the River?

1864 · 19th century

"Shall We Gather at the River?", or simply "At the River", are the popular names of a Christian hymn first titled "Beautiful River" and later "Hanson Place". Its words and music were written in 1864 by the American poet and gospel composer Robert Lowry (1826–1899), a Baptist minister.

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Shall We Gather at the River?1864
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