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[If your life in days goes by]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Albert Tindley Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13565 31233 21511 Used With Text: Let Jesus Fix It for You

Author: Charles A. Tindley (1851-1933) Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: If your life in days gone by Lyrics: 1 If your life in days gone by, Has not been good and true, In your own way no longer try, But let Him fix it for you. Refrain: Let Jesus fix it for you, He knows just what to do; Whenever you pray, let Him have His way, And He will fix it for you. 2 Perhaps your temper is to blame, For many wrongs you do, Take it to God in Jesus’ name, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 3 If in your home the trouble is, The course you should pursue, Go talk with God, your hand in His, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 4 And if some sin your soul hath bound With cords you can’t undo, At Jesus’ feet go lay it down, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 5 Maybe to you the world is dark, And comforts far and few, Let Jesus own and rule your heart, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns and Songs Jesus Christ our Lord Used With Tune: [If your life in days gone by]

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If your life in days gone by (Let Jesus fix it for you)

Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: Beams of Heaven #30 (2006) First Line: If your life in days gone by Refrain First Line: Let Jesus fix it for you Languages: English Tune Title: [If your life in days gone by]

Let Jesus Fix It for You

Author: Charles A. Tindley (1851-1933) Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #86 (1993) First Line: If your life in days gone by Lyrics: 1 If your life in days gone by, Has not been good and true, In your own way no longer try, But let Him fix it for you. Refrain: Let Jesus fix it for you, He knows just what to do; Whenever you pray, let Him have His way, And He will fix it for you. 2 Perhaps your temper is to blame, For many wrongs you do, Take it to God in Jesus’ name, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 3 If in your home the trouble is, The course you should pursue, Go talk with God, your hand in His, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 4 And if some sin your soul hath bound With cords you can’t undo, At Jesus’ feet go lay it down, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 5 Maybe to you the world is dark, And comforts far and few, Let Jesus own and rule your heart, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns and Songs Jesus Christ our Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [If your life in days gone by]

Let Jesus Fix It for You

Author: C. A. T. Hymnal: Songs of Zion #47 (1981) First Line: If your life in days gone by Lyrics: 1 If your life in days gone by, Has not been good and true, In your own way no longer try, But let Him fix it for you. Refrain: Let Jesus fix it for you, He knows just what to do; Whenever you pray, let Him have His way, And He will fix it for you. 2 Perhaps your temper is to blame, For many wrongs you do, Take it to God in Jesus’ name, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 3 If in your home the trouble is, The course you should pursue, Go talk with God, your hand in His, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 4 And if some sin your soul hath bound With cords you can’t undo, At Jesus’ feet go lay it down, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] 5 Maybe to you the world is dark, And comforts far and few, Let Jesus own and rule your heart, And He will fix it for you. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: [If your life in days gone by]

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Charles Albert Tindley

1851 - 1933 Person Name: Charles A. Tindley (1851-1933) Author of "Let Jesus Fix It for You" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II 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.