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Author: C.A. Tindley Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I've wandered in the darkness long enough Lyrics: 1. I've wandered in the darkness long enough, Without a hand to guide me; Beyond is a waste too dang'rous and rough, Now I turn, dear Lord, to Thee. Chorus: I start this very day To lay aside my way, Whate'er Thou shalt make it, I will undertake it, To do Thy will, not mine. 2. The pleasures I've sought are fading away, My friends are going from me; I am nearing the end of my life's short day, Now I turn, dear Lord, to Thee. 3. The chains of sin are binding my heart, I have tried so oft to be free; Again in Thy name, dear Jesus, I start, To cast my all on Thee. 4. I hear that Thou saved a thief on the cross, When he turned and looked on Thee; If Thou, as of old, art saving the lost, I pray to Thee, remember me. Used With Tune: [I've wandered in the darkness long enough]

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[I've wandered in the darkness long enough]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. A. Tindley, D.D.; F. A. Clark Incipit: 51111 31165 51131 Used With Text: To-Day

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I've wandered in the darkness (Today)

Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: Beams of Heaven #8 (2006) First Line: I've wandered in the darkness long enough Refrain First Line: I start this very day Languages: English Tune Title: [I've wandered in the darkness long enough]

Today

Author: C.A. Tindley Hymnal: Soul Echoes #17 (1909) First Line: I've wandered in the darkness long enough Lyrics: 1. I've wandered in the darkness long enough, Without a hand to guide me; Beyond is a waste too dang'rous and rough, Now I turn, dear Lord, to Thee. Chorus: I start this very day To lay aside my way, Whate'er Thou shalt make it, I will undertake it, To do Thy will, not mine. 2. The pleasures I've sought are fading away, My friends are going from me; I am nearing the end of my life's short day, Now I turn, dear Lord, to Thee. 3. The chains of sin are binding my heart, I have tried so oft to be free; Again in Thy name, dear Jesus, I start, To cast my all on Thee. 4. I hear that Thou saved a thief on the cross, When he turned and looked on Thee; If Thou, as of old, art saving the lost, I pray to Thee, remember me. Languages: English Tune Title: [I've wandered in the darkness long enough]

To-Day

Author: C. A. Tindley, D.D. Hymnal: New Songs of Praise #10 (1916) First Line: I've wandered in the darkness long enough Refrain First Line: I start this very day Languages: English Tune Title: [I've wandered in the darkness long enough]

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Charles Albert Tindley

1851 - 1933 Person Name: Charles A. Tindley Author of "I've wandered in the darkness (Today)" 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.

F. A. Clark

1868 - 1948 Person Name: Francis A. Clark Arranger of "[I've wandered in the darkness long enough]" in Beams of Heaven F. A. Clark (Francis A.) was a respected Black musician and composer from Philadelphia. Dianne Shapiro, from "Charles Albert Tindley: Progenitor of Black-American Gospel Music," by Horace Clarence Boyer, in The Black Perspective in Music Vol. 11, No. 2 (Autumn, 1983), pp. 103-132 (retrieved online from JSTOR, 8/27/2020)