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Morris wrote down the words and music and published the song “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” that year, 1940, adding a few lyrics of his own to provide more breadth. Within two years the song became a standard in gospel music, eventually becoming a standard in Jazz, and then moving into the realm of American folk music, known and sung by ...
Kenneth Morris (August 28, 1917 – February 1, 1989) [1] was an African American composer of gospel music and publisher who popularized several songs, including "Just a Closer Walk with Thee". Morris was born in New York in 1917 and performed in church as a youth before becoming a professional jazz musician.
"The Gospel Train (Get on Board)" is a traditional African-American spiritual first published in 1872 as one of the songs of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. [2] A standard Gospel song, it is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations and has been recorded by numerous artists. The first verse, including the chorus is as follows:
Come My Way, My Truth, My Life; Come, rejoice Before Your Maker; Come, Thou Holy Spirit, Come; Come To Me; Come To My Mercy; Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain; Comfort, Comfort Ye My People; Conditor alme siderum; Creator of the Earth and Skies; Creator Spirit, By Whose Aid; Crown Him With Many Crowns; Cry Out With Joy; Come Lord, Maranatha
299–308: Children's Songs Number Hymn Words Music Notes 299: Children of Our Heavenly Father: Caroline V. Sandell-Berg: Traditional Swedish melody: Trans.: Ernst W. Olson (from Swedish) 300: Families Can Be Together Forever: Ruth Muir Gardner: Vanja Y. Watkins: 301: I Am a Child of God: Naomi Ward Randall: Mildred Tanner Pettit: 302: I Know ...
Hymn Words Music Notes 1001: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: Robert Robinson: Wyeth’s Repository: 1002: When the Savior Comes Again: Lane Johnson: Lane Johnson: 1003: It Is Well with My Soul: Horatio Spafford: Philip Bliss: 1004: I Will Walk with Jesus: Stephen P. Schank: Stephen P. Schank: 1005: His Eye Is on the Sparrow: Civilla D ...
Will, I would rather have written "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" than anything I have been able to do in my whole life. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Thompson was a member of the Churches of Christ , where several of his hymns and gospel songs continue in use.
The Sheltons – The first band to professionally record the song. [4] Their arrangement of the song was recorded on Halo records "Heart Felt Gospel" [5] in the late 60s, has been covered by numerous groups since. 1968 – The Inspirations [6] [7] [8] 1969–79 – The Oak Ridge Boys [9] 1991 The Lesters [10]