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If You See My Savior

I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey
Tune: [I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor]
Published in 4 hymnals

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Author: Thomas A. Dorsey

Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, a small rural town near Atlanta, Georgia. In 1919 he moved to Chicago. Most of his musical training was in the church, but he also studied and played jazz and blues. He later combined jazz and blues with religious texts, giving birth to gospel music. In 1931, along with Magnolia Lewis-Butts and Theodore Roosevelt Frye, he established the first gospel choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chicago. He went on to lead the gospel choir at Pilgrim Baptist Church, which he led for 60 years. Dorsey was also instrumental in founding the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) in 1933. The convention taught choirs all over the country how to sing gospel music. Dianne Shapiro, from "Gosp… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor
Title: If You See My Savior
Author: Thomas A. Dorsey
Language: English
Refrain First Line: If You See My Savior
Publication Date: 1929
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1929.

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Gems of Devotion #116

Radio and Revival Special #65

Sacred Memories for Occasions of Reverence #d34

Vocal Gems #d44

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