W. O. Cushing: Minister and hymn writer

“Perhaps the most widely known of his hymns are the following: ‘Ring the Bells of Heaven,’ ‘We are Waiting, We are Watching,’ ‘When He Cometh,’ ‘Hiding in Thee,’ ‘Do They Know?’ ‘There’ll Be No Dark Valley,’ ‘When Jesus Comes,’ ‘Down in the Valley,’ ‘Beautiful Valley of Eden,’ ‘I am Waiting by the River,’ ‘The Name of Jesus,’ ‘Fair is the Morning Land,’ ‘Gathering Home to the Silent Shore’.”

“He died October 19, 1902.” – Wholesome Words, accessed October 19, 2022

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