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Author: C. A. T. Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: You ask me where I get the joys Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! I belong to the King Lyrics: 1 You ask me where I get the joys That make my heart so light, Which all the gloom of day destroys And gives me songs at night. Refrain: Hallelujah! I belong to the King, I am saved now, and I have a right to sing, For the light from heaven fills my soul, And the night has passed away. 2 It is not wealth of land or gold, Nor health or honored fame, But joys of heaven in my soul A heav'n in Jesus' name. [Refrain] 3 I once was full of anxious fear, I tried, but failed to see, That all I needed was so near The Christ that died for me. [Refrain] 4 I counted much upon my state Of goodness, sense, and birth, These only added to my fate, They had no place or worth. [Refrain] 5 I then gave up myself and all, And trusted to His care, Who sees the sparrows e'er they fall, And left my burden there. [Refrain] 6 I wish I had the tongue to tell The comfort then was given, How my poor soul was brought from hell, And carried almost to heav'n. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns Used With Tune: [You ask me where I get the joys]

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[You ask me where I get the joys]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933; William D. Smith Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 12332 31161 65123 Used With Text: My Secret of Joy

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You ask me where I get the joys (My secret of joy)

Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: Beams of Heaven #7 (2006) First Line: You ask me where I got the joys Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! I belong to the King Languages: English Tune Title: [You ask me where I got the joys]

My Secret of Joy

Author: C. A. Tindley Hymnal: Soul Echoes #14 (1909) First Line: You ask me where I get the joys Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! I belong to the King Lyrics: 1. You ask me where I get the joys That make my heart so light, Which all the gloom of day destroys And gives me songs at night. Chorus: Hallelujah! I belong to the King, I am saved now, and I have a right to sing, For the light from heaven fills my soul, And the night has passed away. 2. It is not wealth or land or gold, Nor health or honored fame, But joys of heaven in my soul A heav'n in Jesus' name. 3. I once was full of anxious fear, I tried, but failed to see, That all I needed was so near The Christ that died for me. 4. I counted much upon my state, Of goodness, sense, and birth, These only added to my fate, They had no place or worth. 5. I then gave up myself and all, And trusted to His care, Who sees the sparrows e'er they fall, And left my burden there. 6. I wish I had the tongue to tell, The comfort then was given, How my poor soul was brought from hell, And car'ied almost to heav'n. Languages: English Tune Title: [You ask me where I get the joys]

My Secret of Joy

Author: C. A. T. Hymnal: Songs of Zion #51 (1981) First Line: You ask me where I get the joys Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! I belong to the King Lyrics: 1 You ask me where I get the joys That make my heart so light, Which all the gloom of day destroys And gives me songs at night. Refrain: Hallelujah! I belong to the King, I am saved now, and I have a right to sing, For the light from heaven fills my soul, And the night has passed away. 2 It is not wealth of land or gold, Nor health or honored fame, But joys of heaven in my soul A heav'n in Jesus' name. [Refrain] 3 I once was full of anxious fear, I tried, but failed to see, That all I needed was so near The Christ that died for me. [Refrain] 4 I counted much upon my state Of goodness, sense, and birth, These only added to my fate, They had no place or worth. [Refrain] 5 I then gave up myself and all, And trusted to His care, Who sees the sparrows e'er they fall, And left my burden there. [Refrain] 6 I wish I had the tongue to tell The comfort then was given, How my poor soul was brought from hell, And carried almost to heav'n. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: [You ask me where I get the joys]

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Charles Albert Tindley

1851 - 1933 Person Name: Charles A. Tindley Author of "You ask me where I get the joys (My secret of joy)" in Beams of Heaven Charles Albert Tindley was born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851; son of Charles and Hester Tindley. His father was a slave, and his mother was free. Hester died when he was very young; he was taken in my his mother’s sister Caroline Miller Robbins in order to keep his freedom. It seems that he was expected to work to help the family. In his Book of Sermons (1932), he speaks of being “hired out” as a young boy, “wherever father could place me.” He married Daisy Henry when he was seventeen. Together they had eight children, some of whom would later assist him with the publication of his hymns. Tindley was largely self-taught throughout his lifetime. He learned to read mostly on his own. After he and Daisy moved to Philadelphia in 1875, he took correspondence courses toward becoming a Methodist minister. He did this while working as a sexton (building caretaker) for the East Bainbridge Street Church. Beginning in 1885, he was appointed by the local bishop to serve two or three-year terms at a series of churches, until coming full circle to become pastor at East Bainbridge in 1902. Under his leadership, the church grew rapidly. They relocated in 1904 to the East Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, then again in 1924 to the new Tindley Temple, where the membership roll blossomed to about ten thousand. Tindley was known for being a captivating preacher, and for also taking an active role in the betterment of the people in his community. His songs were an outgrowth of his preaching ministry, often introduced during his sermons. Tindley was able to draw people of multiple races to his church ministry; likewise, his songs have been adopted and proliferated by white and black churches alike. The songs of Charles Tindley were published cumulatively in two editions of Soul Echoes (1905, 1909) and six editions of New Songs of Paradise (1916-1941). His wife Daisy died in 1924, before the completion of the Tindley Temple. He remarried in 1927 to Jenny Cotton. Charles A. Tindley died July 26, 1933.