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I'm Happy

Author: J. R. Baxter Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side Refrain First Line: I'm happy now as I go to join the friends that I know

[Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. W. Combs Used With Text: I'm Happy

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Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: Songs of Joy #84 (1953) First Line: Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side Refrain First Line: I'm happy now as I go to join the friends that I know Languages: English Tune Title: [Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side]

I'm Happy

Author: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Hymnal: Silver Tones #122 (1948) First Line: Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side Refrain First Line: I'm happy now as I go to join the friends that I know Languages: English Tune Title: [Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side]

People

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J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Author of "I'm Happy" Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in DeKalb County, Alabama. In 1926, he bought part of Virgil Stamps’ Gospel music firm, which became the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, one of the most successful Gospel music publishers of the early 20th Century. Baxter ran the company’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, office until Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dallas, Texas, to run the main office. After Baxter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the business until she died; it was then sold to Zondervan. Baxter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sunrise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Savior, Too I Want to Help Some Weary Pilgrim I’m Living in Canaan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Happens Travel the Sunlit Way Try Jesus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

William Walker Combs

1883 - 1974 Person Name: W. W. Combs Composer of "[Since I have the blessed Savior walking by my side]" in Songs of Joy Born: June 1883, Locust Grove, Georgia. Died: Date unknown; the 1940 census shows him in Dallas, Texas. Combs’ parents were William McCollough Combs & Mary Elizabeth Walker Combs. He married Florence Bowman in 1909. His works include: The Voice in Singing: Its Care and Development, 1938 Modern Music Reader (Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, 1939) © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)