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I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN

Meter: Irregular Appears in 98 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Farley Smith Tune Sources: Afro-American spiritual Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 11335 32111 35653 Used With Text: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Meter: Irregular Appears in 150 hymnals First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart Refrain First Line: In my heart Lyrics: 1 Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. 2 Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. 3 Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. 4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. Topics: Service of the Word Invitation Songs; The Service of the Word Invitational Songs Used With Tune: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN Text Sources: African-American spiritual

Quiero Ser Cristiano en Mi Corazón

Author: Geo. P. Simmonds Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Oh Señor, yo quiero ser Cristiano en mi corazón Refrain First Line: Quiero ser Topics: Vida En Cristo Esperanza y Aspiracion Used With Tune: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN Text Sources: Negro spiritual
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Cristo, quiero ser cristiano

Author: J. N. de los Santos Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Cristo, quiero ser cristiano, de corazón Topics: La Experiencia con Cristo Consagración y Santificación; Compromiso Cristiano; Christian Commitment; Consecration; Devoción; Devotion Used With Tune: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN Text Sources: Espiritual afro-americana

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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Hymnal: The Presbyterian Hymnal #372 (1990) Meter: Irregular First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart Lyrics: 1 Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart. In-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart. 2 Lord, I want to be more loving in-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be more loving in-a my heart, In-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be more loving in-a my heart. 3 Lord, I want to be more holy in-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be more holy in-a my heart. In-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be more holy in-a my heart. 4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus in-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be like Jesus in-a my heart. In-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be like Jesus in-a my heart Scripture: 1 John 3:2 Languages: English Tune Title: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Hymnal: Songs for Life #40 (1995) First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart Lyrics: 1 Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. 2 Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. 3 Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. 4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. Topics: Meeting with God's People Confession and Forgiveness; African-American Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, I want to be a Christian]
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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Hymnal: With Heart and Voice #61 (1989) Meter: Irregular Topics: The Church at Worship Languages: English Tune Title: LORD, I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN

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Anonymous

Author of "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

A. L. Byers

1869 - 1952 Arranger of "[Lord, I want to be a Christian]" in Songs of Grace and Glory Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on Au­gust 26, 1869 in Al­bany, Il­li­nois. Byers’ mo­ther was song writer Nancy By­ers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel War­ner & Bar­ney War­ren in evan­gel­is­tic work; later joined the Gos­pel Trump­et pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny as mu­sic ed­it­or for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evan­gel­ist and pastor in Ida­ho & Or­e­gon be­fore tak­ing a pas­tor­ate in Sac­ra­men­to, Cal­i­for­nia, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California. His works in­clude: Birth of a Reformation: The Life and La­bors of D. S. War­ner, 1922 NN, Hymnary.

George P. Simmonds

1890 - 1991 Person Name: Geo. P. Simmonds Translator of "Quiero Ser Cristiano en Mi Corazón" in El Himnario Used pseudonyms G Paul S., J. Paul Simon, and J. Pablo Símon

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary

Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library