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Amid the joyous scenes of earth

Author: John M. Evans

Evans, John M. (Hilltown, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1825--?). Baptist. Appointed superintendent of the Sunday School at Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia, in 1854. Under his direction, the Sunday School became the first in that city to make music a prominent feature of its activities. In 1872, he was elected President of the Baptist Sunday School Association of Philadelphia. Author of several hymns and tunes. Included in Devotional Hymn Book (Philadelphia, 1864) is the text "Amid the joyous scenes of earth" which is interesting in that the refrain is the same as the one for the Doddridge text "Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice." --Deborah Carlton Loftis, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Amid the joyous scenes of earth
Author: John M. Evans
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

HAPPY DAY (Rimbault)

William J. Reynolds, in his Companion to Baptist Hymnal (1976), p. 161, wrote as follows: Happy Day appeared in William McDonald’s Wesleyan Sacred Harp (Boston, 1854), set to “Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone” with the present refrain, "Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away!" Do…

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Instances

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Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d6

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d6
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Hymns of the Advent #286b

Hymns of the Advent #286b

The Children's Choir #d1

The Children's Choir #d1
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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #303

The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #303

The Devotional Hymn Book #d19

The Devotional Hymn Book #d19
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The Welcome #56

The Welcome #56
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