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God Is

Author: Robert J. Fryson, 1944-1994 Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: God is the joy and strength of my life Topics: Commitment; Faithfulness of God; Healing; Joy; Life in Christ, Christian Life; Presence of God; Promise of God; Second Coming; Sickness; Strength Used With Tune: [God is the joy and the strength of my life]
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[God is the joy and the strength of my life]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dr. Robert J. Fryson, 1944-1994; Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953; Nolan Williams, Jr., b. 1969 Tune Key: a minor or modal Incipit: 55555 55555 55555 Used With Text: God Is
[God is the joy and the strength of my life]

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God Is

Author: Dr. Robert J. Fryson, 1944-1994 Hymnal: Total Praise #126 (2011) First Line: God is the joy and the strength of my life Topics: Assurance; Burdens; Choruses; Discipleship; God His Faithfulness; Joy; Promises Scripture: Psalm 46:1 Languages: English Tune Title: [God is the joy and the strength of my life]
God Is

God Is

Author: Dr. Robert J. Fryson Hymnal: African American Heritage Hymnal #134 (2001) First Line: God is the joy and strength of my life Topics: God His Faithfulness Scripture: Psalm 46:1 Languages: English Tune Title: [God is the joy and strength of my life]
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God Is

Author: Dr. Robert J. Fryson Hymnal: Zion still Sings #134 (2007) Meter: Irregular First Line: God is the joy and the strength of my life Lyrics: God is the joy and the strength of my life, God moves all pain, misery, and strife, God promised to keep me, never to leave me, God's never, ever come short of his word. I've got to fast and pray, stay in the narrow way. I'll keep my life clean everyday. I want to go with him when he comes back, I've come too far and I'll never turn back. God is, God is, God is, God is, God is my all and all. God is the joy and the strength of my life, God moves all pain, misery, and strife, God promised to keep me, never to leave me, God's never, ever come short of his word. I've got to fast and pray, stay in the narrow way. I'll keep my life clean everyday. I want to go with him when he comes back, I've come too far and I'll never turn back. God is, God is, God is, God is, God is my all and all. Topics: Living the Faith Celebrating Life; Assurance; Burdens; Choruses; Comfort; Contentment; Discipleship; Faith; God's Care and Guidance; God His Faithfulness; Holiness, Purity, Sanctification; Joy; Promises; Providence; Worship and Adoration Languages: English Tune Title: GOD IS
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Nolan Williams

Person Name: Nolan Williams, Jr., b. 1969 Arranger of "[God is the joy and strength of my life]" in African American Heritage Hymnal
Nolan Williams

Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "[God is the joy and strength of my life]" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

Robert J. Fryson

Person Name: Dr. Robert J. Fryson Author of "God Is" in African American Heritage Hymnal
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