My God Is Real

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There are some things I may not know

Author: Kenneth Morris (1944)
Tune: YES GOD IS REAL
Published in 29 hymnals

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1 There are some things I may not know,
There are some places I can't go,
But I am sure of this one thing
That God is real for I can feel Him deep within.

Refrain:
Yes, God is real, real in my soul,
Yes, God is real for He has washed and made me whole;
His love for me is like pure gold,
Yes, God is real for I can feel Him in my soul.

2 Some folks may doubt, some folks may scorn,
All can desert and leave me alone,
But as for me I'll take God's part
For God is real and I can feel Him in my heart. [Refrain]

3 I cannot tell just how you felt
When Jesus took your sins away,
But since that day, yes, since that hour
God has been real for I can feel His holy pow'r. [Refrain]

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #53

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Author: Kenneth Morris

Kenneth Morris (b 28 Aug. 1917, Jamaica, NY | d 1 Feb. 1989, Chicago, IL), son of Ettuila White and John Morris, studied music at the Manhattan Conservatory of Music, initially drawn to jazz. His jazz band traveled to the World’s Fair in Chicago, and Morris stayed. He worked for the Lillian Bowles House of Music publishing firm (succeeding Charles H. Pace) and took the position of organist and choir director of First Church of Deliverance. Through the church’s radio ministry and recording sessions with Mahalia Jackson, Morris introduced the electric Hammond to gospel music. With Sallie Martin, he formed the Martin & Morris Music Studio (1940). He premiered many of his songs at National Baptist Convention annual meetings. As a publisher,… Go to person page >

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First Line:	There are some things I may not know
Title:	My God Is Real
Author:	Kenneth Morris (1944)
Meter:	8.8.8.12 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Yes, God is real, real in my soul
Copyright:	© 1944 Martin and Morris, Inc., admin. Hal Leonard.