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CHRIST IS ALL

Meter: 13.13.14.11 with refrain Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Kenneth Morris, 1917-1988; Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 56133 33232 32156 Used With Text: Christ Is All

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Christ Is All

Author: Kenneth Morris Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry Topics: Choir Selections; Dedication and Devotion Used With Tune: [I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry]

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Christ Is All

Author: Kenneth Morris Hymnal: Yes, Lord! #225 (1982) First Line: I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry Topics: Choir Selections; Dedication and Devotion Languages: English Tune Title: [I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry]

Christ Is All

Author: Kenneth Morris Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #532 (2001) First Line: I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry Refrain First Line: Yes, Christ is all, He's ev'rything to me Topics: Choir Selections; Gospel Songs; Jesus; Solos; Testimony Languages: English Tune Title: [I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry

Christ Is All

Author: K. M. Hymnal: Songs of Zion #180 (1981) First Line: I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry Refrain First Line: Yes, Christ is all, He's ev'rything to me Topics: Gospel Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [I don't possess houses or lands, fine clothes or jewelry]

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Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "CHRIST IS ALL" 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

Kenneth Morris

1917 - 1989 Author of "Christ Is All" in The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition)
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