Talk:Shall We Gather at the River?

was it really popular in the Old West?
It was written in 1864.So...was it really popular with people in the West around 1870, as suggested by the Ford movies? Or was he just like Quentin Tarantino and included music he liked into all of his films? In other words: could it be, people in the Old West actually sang other songs (older songs), and this niche song became popular only thru the movies? 93.219.153.193 (talk) 06:59, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Pop culture reference?
I was just re-watching Hang 'Em High and recognized the song because Stephen King half-sang it during his narration of The Gunslinger audio book. Is that the sort of thing that warrants inclusion on the page? I like to think so. And I do wish someone would answer the above question.

—ZorkFox (&#2487;Talk) 03:35, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Companion Hymn
There is a second hymn by Lowry that should be mentioned as a "companion hymn" to this one... "Shall We Know Each Other There?" It addresses concerns regarding the reuniting with friends and family after death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emyth (talk • contribs) 16:27, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Charles Ives
Is there much point in mentioning him without a specific reference? E.g. the hymn forms much of the third movement of his 4th violin sonata, but he may have used it in many other places. FangoFuficius (talk) 06:26, 14 July 2021 (UTC)