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[There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day]

Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 34551 77665 62344 Used With Text: My Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day Refrain First Line: My heart keeps right since Jesus saved my soul Used With Tune: [There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day]

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My Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #35 (1916) First Line: There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day Refrain First Line: My heart keeps right since Jesus saved my soul Lyrics: 1 There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day, For my ev'ry sin the Lord has washed away; Trusting in His word, I yield to His control, Since the loving Jesus saved my soul. (Since Jesus saved my soul.) Chorus: My heart keeps right since Jesus saved my soul; My ev'ry tho't is under His control; With songs of joy I'm pressing tow'rd the goal; My heart keeps right since Jesus saved my soul. 2 As I live for Him each burden seems so light; While He walks with me my heart is keeping right; In the narrow way I'm pressing tow'rd the goal, Since the loving Jesus saved my soul. (Since Jesus saved my soul.) [Chorus] 3 All my doubts are past, I am secure at last; Tho' my strength may fail, my anchor holdeth fast; Tho' I once was lost, His grace hath made me whole, Since the loving Jesus saved my soul. (Since Jesus saved my soul.) [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day]

My Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Treasury of Song #10 (1917) First Line: There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day Refrain First Line: My heart keeps right since Jesus saved my soul Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day]

My Heart Keeps Right

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Make Christ King. Combined #13 (1916) First Line: There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day Refrain First Line: My heart keeps right since Jesus saved my soul Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day]

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Lizzie De Armond

1847 - 1936 Person Name: Lizzie DeArmond Author of "My Heart Keeps Right" in The New Praiseworthy Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day] " in The New Praiseworthy Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)