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![]() | Since I started for the kingdomAuthor: Bill GaitherTune: [Since I started for the Kingdom] Published in 5 hymnals |
William (Bill) J. Gaither is an American singer and songwriter of southern gospel and Contemporary Christian Music. Besides having written numerous popular Christian songs with his wife, Gloria, he is also known for performing as part of the Bill Gaither Trio, and the Gaither Vocal Band. In the 1990s, his career (as well as the careers of other southern gospel artists) gained a resurgence as the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming series grew.
Bill Gaither was born in Alexandria, Indiana, around 35 miles northeast of Indianapolis, in 1936, the son of George and Lela Gaither. He formed his first group, the Bill Gaither Trio (consisting of Bill, his sister Mary Ann and brother Danny), in 1956 while a college student at Anderson College. A… Go to person page >| First Line: | Since I started for the kingdom |
| Title: | The Longer I Serve Him |
| Author: | Bill Gaither |
| Meter: | 8.6.8.11 with refrain |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | The longer I serve him, the sweeter he grows |
| Copyright: | © Copyright 1965 William J. Gaither, Inc. All rights controlled by Gaither Copyright Management. |
| Instances (3) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #374 | Since I started for the Kingdom | The Longer I Serve Him | The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows | William J. Gaither | William J. Gaither | 8.6.8.11 with refrain | [Since I started for the Kingdom] | G Major or modal | English | 2008 | |||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #520 | Since I started for the kingdom, Since my life He controls, | The Longer I Serve Him | [The Longer I Serve Him] | A Flat Major | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #500 | Since I started for the Kingdom | The Longer I Serve Him | The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows | William J. Gaither | William J. Gaither | [Since I started for the Kingdom] | A Flat Major | English | 1989 |
