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I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN

Meter: Irregular Appears in 95 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Farley Smith Hymnal Title: The United Methodist Hymnal 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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Quiero Ser Cristiano en Mi Corazón

Author: Geo. P. Simmonds Appears in 1 hymnal Hymnal Title: El Himnario 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 Hymnal Title: Mil Voces para Celebrar 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

I HAIPULE NOU E IESU

Author: Edward Kahale, 1891- Appears in 1 hymnal Hymnal Title: Na Himeni Haipule Hawaii First Line: I haipule nou, e Iesu, ma ku'u pu'uwai Used With Tune: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Hymnal: A Hymnal for Friends #167 (1955) Hymnal Title: A Hymnal for Friends First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian In my heart Refrain First Line: In my heart Tune Title: [Lord, I want to be a Christian In my heart]

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Hymnal: A. M. E. C. Hymnal #617 (1954) Hymnal Title: A. M. E. C. Hymnal First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian In-a my heart Refrain First Line: In-a my heart Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, I want to be a Christian In-a my heart]
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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Author: John W. Work, Jr., 1871-1925; Frederick J. Work, 1879-1942 Hymnal: African American Heritage Hymnal #463 (2001) Meter: 8.6.8.3.6.8.3 Hymnal Title: African American Heritage Hymnal First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian In my heart, 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,) 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,) 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,) 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,) In my heart (In my heart,) Lord, I want to be like Jesus In my heart. Topics: Renewal and Revival Scripture: Matthew 6:21 Languages: English Tune Title: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN

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John Wesley Work

1873 - 1925 Person Name: John W. Work Hymnal Title: Baptist Hymnal 1991 Adapter of "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 John W. Work, Jr. (b. Nashville, TN, 1872; d. Nashville, 1925), is well known for his pioneering studies of African American folk music and for his leadership in the performance of spirituals. He studied music at Fisk University in Nashville and classics at Harvard and then taught Latin, Greek, and history at Fisk from 1898 to 1923. Director of the Jubilee Singers at Fisk, Work also sang tenor in the Fisk Jubilee Quartet, which toured the country after 1909 and made commercial recordings. He was president of Roger Williams University in Nashville during the last two years of his life. Work and his brother Frederick Jerome Work (1879-1942) were devoted to collecting, arranging, and publishing African American slave songs and spirituals. They published two collections: New Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers (1901) and Folk Songs of the American Negro (1907). Bert Polman

Frederick J. Work

1871 - 1925 Hymnal Title: Baptist Hymnal 1991 Adapter of "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" in Baptist Hymnal 1991

Larry Sivis

Hymnal Title: Chalice Hymnal Harmonizer of "I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN" in Chalice Hymnal

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary

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