[My soul is so happy in Jesus]

[My soul is so happy in Jesus]

Composer: E. O. Excell (1902)
Published in 54 hymnals


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Composer: E. O. Excell

Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville,… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [My soul is so happy in Jesus]
Composer: E. O. Excell (1902)
Meter: 9.8.9.8.6.6.5.5.7
Incipit: 53233 54313 54323
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

I Am Happy in Him

My soul is so happy in Jesus,
For He is so precious to me;
His voice it is music to hear it,
His face it is heaven to see.

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The Cyber Hymnal #2713
Text: I Am Happy in Him
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Timeless Truths #1020

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