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173. What a Wonderful Day

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Text Information
First Line: What a wonderful day when I lost the load I had carried so long on life's weary road
Title: What a Wonderful Day
Author: H. L.
Refrain First Line: What a wonderful day, when my burdens rolled away
Language: English
Publication Date: 1949
Copyright: © 1946, in "Church and Radio Songs," John T. Benson, Jr., Owner
Tune Information
Name: [What a wonderful day when I lost the load I had carried so long on life's weary road]
Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Incipit: 12332 13455 35561
Copyright: © 1946, in "Church and Radio Songs," John T. Benson, Jr., Owner



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