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Author: Albert A. Goodson, b.1933 Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: Don't be discouraged when trouble's in your life Topics: Burdens; Encouragement; Faith; Faithfulness of God; Trust, Confidence; Word of God; Gospel Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 Used With Tune: [Don't be discouraged when trouble's in your life]

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WE'VE COME THIS FAR

Meter: Irregular Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Richard Smallwood; Albert A. Goodson Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13332 12366 5443 Used With Text: We've Come This Far by Faith

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We've Come This Far by Faith

Author: Albert A. Goodson Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #208 (1993) First Line: Don’t be discouraged when trouble’s in your life Refrain First Line: We’ve come this far by faith Topics: Hymns and Songs Assurance Languages: English Tune Title: [Don’t be discouraged when trouble’s in your life]

We've Come This Far by Faith

Author: Albert A. Goodson, b. 1933 Hymnal: Total Praise #414 (2011) First Line: Don't be discouraged when trouble's in your life Topics: Burdens; Faith; God His Faithfulness; Trust Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 Languages: English Tune Title: [Don't be discouraged when trouble's in your life]

We've Come This Far by Faith

Author: Albert A. Goodson, b. 1933 Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #488 (2018) First Line: Don't be discouraged when trouble's in your life Topics: The Gospel in the Christian Life Faith, Trust, Love; Confidence; Encouragement; Trust Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 Languages: English Tune Title: [Don't be discouraged when trouble's in your life]

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Albert A. Goodson

b. 1933 Author of "We've Come This Far by Faith" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II Albert A. Goodson (b. Los Angeles, CA, 1933) wrote both text and tune in 1956 for the Radio Choir of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, where he served as minister of music. The hymn was published as a gospel anthem by Manna Music III, 1963. Goodson received his education at the University of California in Los Angeles and served Baptist churches in the Los Angeles area as well as the Fellowship Baptist Church in Chicago. As organist and pianist, he toured with Mahalia Jackson and has been a prominent figure in the development of African American gospel music. Bert Polman

Richard Smallwood

b. 1948 Harmonizer of "[Don’t be discouraged when trouble’s in your life]" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II Richard Smallwood (b. Washington, D.C., 1948), a composer, arranger, pianist, and innovator in the African American gospel style. Many of his arrangements of gospel hymns appear in Lift Every Voice and Sing (1981). Organized by Smallwood in 1967, the Richard Smallwood Singers have sung and recorded many of his arrangements. He remains their current director. Smallwood has a BM degree from Howard University, Washington, DC. Bert Polman