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[There's a world of joy and gladness]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sylvia Bontrager Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 12334 32534 56765

Author: Lina Z. Ressler Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.7.7.8.7 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: There’s a world joy and gladness Refrain First Line: Live the joy-life day by day, Lyrics: 1 There’s a world joy and gladness, And its gladness we impart In dispelling gloom and sadness From the weary, troubled heart. God, who loves us, gives the blessing— Pure and precious joys in Him For the soul tow’rd Heaven pressing, For the life all cleansed from sin. Refrain: Live the joy-life day by day, Learn to labor, watch and pray; Claim your grace and strength from Jesus; Live the joy-life day by day. 2 Clouds for moments veil the glory Of the joy-life from the sky, Yet the sun is ever shining— We may find it if we try; Jesus knows and loves us ever, And in Him this joy we find; Neither life nor death can sever Precious ties so strong and kind. [Refrain] 3 Daily duties are but blessings, Sometimes hard and drear they seem, But while gladly onward pressing, Soon we’ll catch the glory-gleam; Never task too hard or heavy For His strength to help along; Never step so sad or weary, But will brighten with a song. [Refrain] Used With Tune: SAKAI Text Sources: Life Songs by John D. Brunk and Samuel F. Coffman (Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1916)

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The Joy-Life

Author: Lina Z. Ressler Hymnal: Songs of Cheer for Children #92 (1929) First Line: There's a world of joy and gladness, and its gladness we impart Refrain First Line: Live the joy life day by day Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a world of joy and gladness, and its gladness we impart]

The Joy-Life

Author: Lina Z. Ressler Hymnal: Life Songs #238 (1916) First Line: There's a world of joy and gladness Refrain First Line: Live the joy life day by day Topics: Children's Songs Service for Children Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a world of joy and gladness]

The Joy-Life

Author: Lina Z. Ressler Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14791 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.7.7.8.7 First Line: There’s a world joy and gladness Refrain First Line: Live the joy-life day by day, Lyrics: 1 There’s a world joy and gladness, And its gladness we impart In dispelling gloom and sadness From the weary, troubled heart. God, who loves us, gives the blessing— Pure and precious joys in Him For the soul tow’rd Heaven pressing, For the life all cleansed from sin. Refrain: Live the joy-life day by day, Learn to labor, watch and pray; Claim your grace and strength from Jesus; Live the joy-life day by day. 2 Clouds for moments veil the glory Of the joy-life from the sky, Yet the sun is ever shining— We may find it if we try; Jesus knows and loves us ever, And in Him this joy we find; Neither life nor death can sever Precious ties so strong and kind. [Refrain] 3 Daily duties are but blessings, Sometimes hard and drear they seem, But while gladly onward pressing, Soon we’ll catch the glory-gleam; Never task too hard or heavy For His strength to help along; Never step so sad or weary, But will brighten with a song. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: SAKAI

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Lina Zook Ressler

1869 - 1948 Person Name: Lina Z. Ressler Author of "The Joy-Life" in Life Songs Lina Z. Ressler (1869-1948) and her husband, Jacob, were Mennonite missionaries in India during the early part of the twentieth century. Prior to her work in India, Lina had worked in home missions in the Chicago area, and after their return from the mission field the couple worked for a Mennonite publishing house. Archived papers, Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen; Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College, North Newton, KS ======================== Ressler, Lina Zook. (Wayne County, Ohio, September 26, 1869--August 17, 1948, Scottdale, Pennsylvania). As a youth she became a member of the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville, Ohio. She served the church faithfully and well until the time of her death. She was one of the pioneer city missionaries at the Home Mission in Chicago, serving from 1895 to 1900. In the educational work of the church, she served as preceptress and teacher at the Elkhart Institute, Elkhart, Indiana, from 1900 to 1903. While at Elkhart Institute she married Jacob Andrews Ressler, a missionary on furlough from India. They went back to India that same year and served there until 1908, when due to her health they had to return to the States. They lived in Wayne County, Ohio, for two years before moving to Scottdale, Penn., to assist at the Mennonite Publishing House. At Scottdale she became known throughout the church as "Aunt Lina" through assisting "Uncle J.A." in the editing of Sunday School literature. She served as editor of some of the children's papers until the time of her death. She became the outstanding literary woman of the Mennonite church for her time. She was also active in other women's activities in the church, such as Sewing Circles and home mission activities. She did a pit of poetry writing, from which two poems, "Hold Thou My Hand" and "Teach Me to Pray" were selected as hymn texts for the book Songs of the Church, edited by Walter E. Yoder, and published by Herald Press, Scottdale, Penn., in 1953. She was interred in the Scottdale Mennonite Church cemetery. --Martin E. Ressler, DNAH Archives