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In His Time

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Author: Diane Ball

Linda Diane Cooper Ball USA 1941-2023. Born at Memphis, TN, her family moved to San Francisco, CA, when she was young. In 1959 she eloped and married a Navy man, Herbert Jay Ball, serving on the USS Midway. They had five children: Nan, Jay, Sean, Michael, and Jason. Diane had a love for music and dancing, and she would write songs just to perform them. As a teen she sang on a TV variety show and performed in a number of school and community productions. She loved attending the San Francisco opera, where she could watch her father perform. She wrote music for several stage musicals, including: ‘It Happened One Christmas’, and ‘St Francis of Assisi’. In 1973 Jay and Diane moved to a Christian conference center in northern CA called S… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: In his time, in his time
Title: In His Time
Author: Diane Ball
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Copyright: © 1978 Maranatha! Music (ASCAP)/CCCM Music (ASCAP)(both admin. by Music Services).
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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #53

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #53

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #522

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #522

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #363

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #363

Hymns for Worship #361

Hymns for Worship #361

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #871

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #871

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #398

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #398

Rejoice Hymns #167

Rejoice Hymns #167

Sing Joyfully #472

Sing Joyfully #472

Sing the Faith #2203

Sing the Faith #2203

Songs of Faith and Praise #839

Songs of Faith and Praise #839

Songs #13c

Songs #13c

The Celebration Hymnal #681

The Celebration Hymnal #681

The Faith We Sing #2203

The Faith We Sing #2203

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #465

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #465
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