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Meter: 8.8.10.8 D with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Derrick Jackson; Charlene Moore Cooper Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33412 33354 44323 Used With Text: Just to Behold His Face

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Just to Behold His Face

Author: Derrick Jackson Meter: 8.8.10.8 D with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Not just to kneel with the angels Refrain First Line: Oh, just to behold His face! Lyrics: 1 Not just to kneel with the angels, And not to see loved ones who've gone; And it's not just to drink at the fountain That is under the great white throne; Not for the crown that He'll give me That I'm trying to run this race; I know all that I'll want up in heaven Is just to behold His face! Refrain: Oh, just to behold His face! Just to behold His face, His face! Oh, all that I'll want up in heaven Is just to behold His face, behold His face! 2 Not just to join in the chorus, And sing with those that are blest; Nor to bathe my soul that is weary In the sea of heavenly rest; But I'll look for the One who has saved me From a death of sin and disgrace; I'll have joy when I get up in heaven, Oh, just to behold His face! [Refrain] Topics: Everlasting Life; Family and Home; Jesus Christ His Glory and Power Scripture: Revelation 22:3-4 Used With Tune: BEHOLD HIS FACE

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Just to Behold His Face

Author: Derricks Jackson Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #539 (2001) First Line: Not just to kneel with the angels Lyrics: 1 Not just to kneel with the angels, Nor to see loved ones who've gone, Not just to drink at the fountain Under the great white throne, Not for the crown that He giveth, That I'm trying to run this race; All I'll want up in heaven Is just to behold His face. Refrain: Just to behold His face, Yes, just to behold His face; All I will want up in heaven, Is just to behold His face. 2 Not just to join in the chorus, And sing with those that are blest, And bathe my soul that is weary In the sea of heavenly rest, But I'll look for the One who saved me, From a death of sin and disgrace; 'Twill be joy when I get up in heaven, Just to behold His face. [Refrain] 3 Yes, I want to see Jesus Who bore His cross in my stead; Who willingly suffered affliction With a crown of thorns on His head; Precious Fount that was opened on Calv'ry, For me - what amazing Grace, What joy will be mine there forever, Just to behold His face. [Refrain] 4 I'll bless the hand that guided, I'll bless the heart that planned, I'll not rest until I see Jesus And He takes me by the hand; Father, mother and sister and brother, And all who have won this race Will be there to join in that chorus, As we all shall behold His face. [Refrain] Topics: Atonement; Choir Selections; Choir Selections; Fellowship with God; Gospel Songs; Heaven; Salvation; Solos Languages: English Tune Title: [Not just to kneel with the angels]

Just to Behold His Face

Author: D. J. Hymnal: Songs of Zion #187 (1981) First Line: Not just to kneel with the angels Lyrics: 1 Not just to kneel with the angels, Nor to see loved ones who've gone, Not just to drink at the fountain Under the great white throne, Not for the crown that He giveth, That I'm trying to run this race; All I'll want up in heaven Is just to behold His face. Refrain: Just to behold His face, Yes, just to behold His face; All I will want up in heaven, Is just to behold His face. 2 Not just to join in the chorus, And sing with those that are blest, And bathe my soul that is weary, In the sea of heavenly rest, But I'll look for the One who saved me, From a death of sin and disgrace; 'Twill be joy when I get up in heaven, Just to behold His face. [Refrain] 3 Yes, I want to see Jesus Who bore His cross in my stead; Who willingly suffered affliction With a crown of thorns on His head; Precious Fount that was opened on Calv'ry, For me what amazing Grace, What joy will be mine there forever, Just to behold His face. [Refrain] 4 I'll bless the hand that guided, I'll bless the heart that planned, I'll not rest until I see Jesus And He takes me by the hand; Father, mother and sister and brother, And all who have won this race Will be there to join in that chorus, As we all shall behold His face. [Refrain] Topics: Gospel Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [Not just to kneel with the angels]

Just to Behold His Face

Author: Derrick Jackson Hymnal: African American Heritage Hymnal #584 (2001) Meter: 8.8.10.8 D with refrain First Line: Not just to kneel with the angels Refrain First Line: Oh, just to behold His face! Lyrics: 1 Not just to kneel with the angels, And not to see loved ones who've gone; And it's not just to drink at the fountain That is under the great white throne; Not for the crown that He'll give me That I'm trying to run this race; I know all that I'll want up in heaven Is just to behold His face! Refrain: Oh, just to behold His face! Just to behold His face, His face! Oh, all that I'll want up in heaven Is just to behold His face, behold His face! 2 Not just to join in the chorus, And sing with those that are blest; Nor to bathe my soul that is weary In the sea of heavenly rest; But I'll look for the One who has saved me From a death of sin and disgrace; I'll have joy when I get up in heaven, Oh, just to behold His face! [Refrain] Topics: Everlasting Life; Family and Home; Jesus Christ His Glory and Power Scripture: Revelation 22:3-4 Languages: English Tune Title: BEHOLD HIS FACE

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Lucie Eddie Campbell

1885 - 1963 Person Name: Lucie E. Campbell Arranger of "[Not just to kneel with the angels]" in The New National Baptist Hymnal Lucie Eddie Campbell, April 30, 1885–January 3, 1963, one of nine children born to parents who were slaves in Mississippi. She moved to Memphis with her mother after her father died when she was two years old. Became first Music Director of newly formed Education arm for the new National Baptist Convention formed in 1916 in Memphis. In 1919 at a NBC convention in Atlantic City, Campbell introduced a young, blind singer, Connie Rosemond, who electrified the delegates with his rendition of Campbell’s first gospel hymn, “Something Within.” Campbell met Rosemond on the famous Beale St in Memphis. She heard a man betting $10 that he could make the blind youngster “get down in the alley” an expression for singing the blues. The young man refused to sing, saying I’m trying to be a Christian in this dark world, and I believe I have found a way out of this darkness into light. I can’t explain it, but there’s something within me. His words inspired Lucy Campbell to write her first song, Something Within, which was the first gospel hymn written by a black woman. At this same convention in 1919, Campbell introduced singer Marion Anderson to the world as she accompanied her. Anderson would go to become a world-renowned classical contralto singer. Lucie Campbell was also good friends with Thomas A Dorsey, who wrote Peace in the Valley and Precious Lord, Take My Hand, was the first African American inducted into the Gospel Music H.O.F. Jim Westmoreland from "Lucie E. Campbell: Baptist Composer and Educator," by Luvenia A. George and Ada Gilkey in The Black Perspective in Music, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring, 1987), pp. 24-49.