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This Secret I Will Tell You

Author: Luther G. Presley Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I have a little secret in my heart today Used With Tune: [I have a little secret in my heart today]

[I have a little secret in my heart today]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: V. O. Fossett Incipit: 34455 55653 33333 Used With Text: This Secret I Will Tell You

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Author: Luther G. Presley Hymnal: Joyful Melodies #101 (1954) First Line: I have a little secret in my heart today Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a little secret in my heart today]

This Secret I Will Tell You

Author: Luther G. Presley Hymnal: Precious Name #112 (1951) First Line: I have a little secret in my heart today Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a little secret in my heart today]

This Secret I Will Tell You

Author: Luther G. Presley Hymnal: Fossett's Inspirational Melodies #134 (1952) First Line: I have a little secret in my heart today Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a little secret in my heart today]

People

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Luther G. Presley

1887 - 1974 Author of "This Secret I Will Tell You" in Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Luther G. Presley (March 6, 1887 – December 6, 1974) was a songwriter, musician, and composer, who is best-known for writing the lyrics to the gospel song "When the Saints Go Marching In". Luther G. Presley was born on Beckett Mountain in Faulkner County, Arkansas on March 6, 1887. He studied music beginning at the age of 14, where he excelled. He soon became choir director. He wrote his first song, "Gladly Sing," when he was 17. He furthered his study in singing and music, under renowned teachers. Work Luther Presley wrote the lyrics for the gospel spiritual "When the Saints Go Marching In", in 1937, while Virgil O. Stamps composed the music and melody to the famous work. Luther Presley was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2008. --wikipedia.org

V. O. Fossett

1904 - 1964 Composer of "[I have a little secret in my heart today]" in Fossett's Inspirational Melodies Died: December 20, 1964. Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama, Fossett attended his first Gospel Music School at age 12. At age 16, he attended Thomas Mosley’s Normal School. By age 19, he began singing and playing in a quartet. By 1937, he was teaching in High Point, North Carolina, where he married Katherine Strother. Three years later, he joined the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office of the Stamps-Baxter music publishers. Fossett’s works include: Fossett’s Inspirational Melodies (Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Company, 1952) --www.hymntime.com/tch/