1824–1898

Introduction

Born: Ap­ril 26, 1824, Rip­ple­ton, New York.

Died: June 1898.

Buried: Ev­er­green Ce­me­te­ry, Ca­ze­no­via, New York.

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Biography

A min­is­ter, Will­iams was the hus­band of Ke­zia Eli­za­beth Lane.

Works

He pub­lished three small vol­umes of po­et­ry, the last of which was The Beau­ti­ful City.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Banquet of the Lord, the
  2. Be at Peace
  3. Bells of Joy Ring in My Soul
  4. Fly Away, Wings of Gold
  5. Glory in the Cross
  6. He Comes, the H­ero
  7. Hear Sweet Voic­es from Above
  8. Heaven Is Beck­on­ing Me
  9. I Am the Door
  10. I Read of a Love­li­er Clime
  11. I Shall Reach Hea­ven Some Day
  12. I Will Cling to the Cross Ev­ery Hour
  13. King I Love For­ev­er, The
  14. Little Sail­ors
  15. Neglect Him No More
  16. On the Moun­tain Top of Vi­sion
  17. Praise in the For­est
  18. Spirit Is Wait­ing, The
  19. Star of the Morn­ing
  20. Strong One, The
  21. Wake, Wake, Each Slum­ber­ing Saint
  22. Words Are Ve­ry Dear to Me, The

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