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Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: You got to stand a test in judgment Lyrics: 1 You got to stand a test in judgment, You got to stand it for yourself, There's nobody else can stand it for you, You got to stand it for yourself. 2 Father's got to stand a test in judgment, Father's got to stand it for himself, There's nobody else can stand it for him, He's got to stand it for himself. 3 Mother's got to stand a test in judgment, Mother's got to stand it for herself, There's nobody else can stand it for her, She's got to stand it for herself. 4 Mourner's got to stand a test in judgment, You got to stand it for yourself, There's nobody else can stand it for you, You got to stand it for yourself. Used With Tune: [You got to stand a test in judgment]

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[You got to stand a test in judgment]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Phil. V. S. Lindsley Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 34455 55431 65343 Used With Text: A Test In Judgment

[You've gotta stand a test in judgment]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: V. O. Fossett Used With Text: You've Gotta Stand it for Yourself

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A Test In Judgment

Hymnal: National Jubilee Melodies #31 (1916) First Line: You got to stand a test in judgment Lyrics: 1 You got to stand a test in judgment, You got to stand it for yourself, There's nobody else can stand it for you, You got to stand it for yourself. 2 Father's got to stand a test in judgment, Father's got to stand it for himself, There's nobody else can stand it for him, He's got to stand it for himself. 3 Mother's got to stand a test in judgment, Mother's got to stand it for herself, There's nobody else can stand it for her, She's got to stand it for herself. 4 Mourner's got to stand a test in judgment, You got to stand it for yourself, There's nobody else can stand it for you, You got to stand it for yourself. Languages: English Tune Title: [You got to stand a test in judgment]

You've Gotta Stand it for Yourself

Hymnal: Jubilee Spirituals #41 (1945) First Line: You've gotta stand a test in judgment Languages: English Tune Title: [You've gotta stand a test in judgment]

A test in judgment

Hymnal: Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. #d142 (1927) First Line: You go to stand a test in judgment

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V. O. Fossett

1904 - 1964 Arranger of "[You've gotta stand a test in judgment]" in Jubilee Spirituals Died: December 20, 1964. Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama, Fossett attended his first Gospel Music School at age 12. At age 16, he attended Thomas Mosley’s Normal School. By age 19, he began singing and playing in a quartet. By 1937, he was teaching in High Point, North Carolina, where he married Katherine Strother. Three years later, he joined the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office of the Stamps-Baxter music publishers. Fossett’s works include: Fossett’s Inspirational Melodies (Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Company, 1952) --www.hymntime.com/tch/