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Go Wash in the Beautiful Stream

Author: Charles Albert Tindley Appears in 8 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man

[There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal Title: Beams of Heaven Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 12333 32121 61123 Used With Text: There was Naaman the leper (Go wash in the beautiful stream)

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There was Naaman the leper (Go wash in the beautiful stream)

Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: Beams of Heaven #44 (2006) Hymnal Title: Beams of Heaven First Line: There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man Refrain First Line: Go wash in the beautiful stream Lyrics: 1. There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man, A captain of the Syrian host, He was badly afflicted and sick in the land, And a burden to all of his host: Oh, my! What a sight, his disease made him white. No doctor could help him I've seen. He never did pray, and he knew not the way, To get into the beautiful stream. Chorus Go wash in the beautiful stream. Go wash in the beautiful stream. O Naaman, O Naaman, go down and wash, Go wash in the beautiful stream. 2. He heard of a man in the Hebrew land, A little maid told him about, I'll go if I can he said to his friend, For he may relieve me no doubt: So he went and called on the servant of God, And Elisha refused to be seen. But he lifted his burden and sent him to Jordan. To wash in the beautiful stream. Chorus 3. So Naaman went on and the servant had gone, Whom Elisha had sent to the door, He did not believe that he had received, From the Prophet a perfect cure, He thought the rivers down in his own land. Were better because they were clean, It was just about night when he got in the light. And plunged into the beautiful stream. Chorus 4. O, sinner, O , sinner, are you not the same As Naaman that noted Syrian? Your sickness injures both body and soul, And makes you feel loathsome and mean, If you feel you are lost, just shoulder the cross, And Jesus will then make you clean. If you feel you are sick, just come along quick, And get into the beautiful stream. Chorus Languages: English Tune Title: [There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man]

Go wash in that beautiful stream

Hymnal: Die Deutsche Ausgabe der Englischen und Deutschen Frohen Botschaftslieder #e156 (1887) Hymnal Title: Die Deutsche Ausgabe der Englischen und Deutschen Frohen Botschaftslieder First Line: There was Naaman, the leper, that honorable man Languages: English

Go wash in that beautiful stream

Author: Charles Albert Tindley Hymnal: English and German Gospel Songs, or The Ebenezer Hymnal #d252 (1887) Hymnal Title: English and German Gospel Songs, or The Ebenezer Hymnal First Line: There was Naaman, the leper Languages: English

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Charles Albert Tindley

1851 - 1933 Person Name: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal Title: Beams of Heaven Author of "There was Naaman the leper (Go wash in the beautiful stream)" in Beams of Heaven Charles Albert Tindley was born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851; son of Charles and Hester Tindley. His father was a slave, and his mother was free. Hester died when he was very young; he was taken in my his mother’s sister Caroline Miller Robbins in order to keep his freedom. It seems that he was expected to work to help the family. In his Book of Sermons (1932), he speaks of being “hired out” as a young boy, “wherever father could place me.” He married Daisy Henry when he was seventeen. Together they had eight children, some of whom would later assist him with the publication of his hymns. Tindley was largely self-taught throughout his lifetime. He learned to read mostly on his own. After he and Daisy moved to Philadelphia in 1875, he took correspondence courses toward becoming a Methodist minister. He did this while working as a sexton (building caretaker) for the East Bainbridge Street Church. Beginning in 1885, he was appointed by the local bishop to serve two or three-year terms at a series of churches, until coming full circle to become pastor at East Bainbridge in 1902. Under his leadership, the church grew rapidly. They relocated in 1904 to the East Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, then again in 1924 to the new Tindley Temple, where the membership roll blossomed to about ten thousand. Tindley was known for being a captivating preacher, and for also taking an active role in the betterment of the people in his community. His songs were an outgrowth of his preaching ministry, often introduced during his sermons. Tindley was able to draw people of multiple races to his church ministry; likewise, his songs have been adopted and proliferated by white and black churches alike. The songs of Charles Tindley were published cumulatively in two editions of Soul Echoes (1905, 1909) and six editions of New Songs of Paradise (1916-1941). His wife Daisy died in 1924, before the completion of the Tindley Temple. He remarried in 1927 to Jenny Cotton. Charles A. Tindley died July 26, 1933.