If It Had Not Been for the Lord

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Author: Margaret J. Douroux

Margaret Pleasant Douroux (b 21 March 1941, Los Angeles, CA), daughter of Earl Amos Pleasant (1918–1974) and Olga Mae Williams (1920–2006), one of six siblings. Earl was a singer who toured with Mahalia Jackson before he became the founder (1945) and longtime pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Inglewood, CA. Olga was an accompanist; Margaret likewise took an interest in music, playing piano for Sunday School classes until she was able to play for adult choirs. Through her father’s musical connections, she met influential gospel musicians such as Mahalia Jackson, Joe May, Sallie Martin, Thurston Frazier, and James Cleveland. In 1963, she married Donald Douroux, and they had one daughter, Mardy. She earned a degree in music from Cal… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: He kept my enemies away
Title: If It Had Not Been for the Lord
Author: Margaret J. Douroux
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: If it had not been for the Lord on my side,

Notes

See also the authority page for this song, refrain only: If it had not been for the Lord on my side

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