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Jesus Brings Sweet Joy to Me

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Author: Theodore Sisk

Theodore Roosevelt Sisk was born in Hall County, Georgia, July 15, 1906. He studied singing under his father, Jesse Lovell, and continued studying under other teachers. He wrote for or five hundred songs and was the music editor and member of The Sisk Music Company, publisher of gospel song books in Toccoa, Georgia. He died 1979 in Lexington, Ky. Dianne Shapiro from Who's Who among southern singers and composers by Otis J. Knippers; James D. Vaughan, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 1937 Go to person page >

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First Line: When I feel so lonesome, sad and blue
Title: Jesus Brings Sweet Joy to Me
Author: Theodore Sisk (1948)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus brings sweet joy to me
Publication Date: 1948
Copyright: Copyright, 1948, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Silver Tones"
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New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #25

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #25
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