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Be a sunshine Christian

Author: Minnie B. Johnson Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Refrain First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian

[Always be a sunshine Christian]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Bryant Incipit: 34533 22151 17777 Used With Text: Be a Sunshine Christian

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Author: Minnie B. Johnson Hymnal: New Junior Songs #26 (1914) First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Refrain First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Languages: English Tune Title: [Always be a sunshine Christian]

Be a Sunshine Christian

Author: Minnie B. Johnson; L. L. P. Hymnal: Tears and Triumphs No. 3 #55 (1902) First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Refrain First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Languages: English Tune Title: [Always be a sunshine Christian]

Be a sunshine Christian

Author: Minnie B. Johnson Hymnal: Our Choice #d9 (1913) First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Refrain First Line: Always be a sunshine Christian Languages: English

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L. L. Pickett

1859 - 1928 Person Name: L. L. P. Author (4th verse) of "Be a Sunshine Christian" in Tears and Triumphs No. 3 Rv Leander Lycurgus Pickett USA 1859-1928. Born at Burnsville, MS, he became a Methodist evangelist. He held meetings in several states and at Holiness campgrounds. After marrying Ludie, they served pastorates in northeast TX, and Columbia, SC, before moving to Wilmore, KY. Pickett married Pruvy Melviney Dorough in 1878, and they had a son, James, in 1880. After her death in 1887, he married Ludie in 1888. He was a renowned speaker, leader, minister, author, hymnwriter, and patriot, prominent in the Holiness Movement, and helped found Asbury College (now University), at Wilmore, KY, where he also served as the financial agent of the board of trustees for many years. The Picketts boarded m,inistry students attending Asbury, among whom was missionary E Stanley Jones. In 1905 a student prayer meeting at the Pickett home spilled out to the Asbury campus in a revival that spread around the town of Wilmore. Between 1891 and 1926 Pickett published 11 song books, some with others, including John Sweney, William J Kirkpatrick, John Bryant, Martin Knapp, Elisha A Hoffman, Burke Culpepper, William Marks, Benjamin Butts, and Robert McNeill. He died at Middlesboro, KY. John Perry