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[I know there's a beautiful city]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tillit S. Teddlie Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 53333 21511 22221 Used With Text: The Wonderful City

Author: Alfred Barratt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I know there's a beautiful city Refrain First Line: Tis there I am going Lyrics: 1 I know there's a beautiful city, Where sorrows forever are o'er For those who are trusting in Jesus, On that beautiful golden shore. Refrain: 'Tis there I am going, When toiling is o'er With Jesus, my Savior, On that beautiful shore. 2 I know there's a wonderful city, Its glories have never been told; Its walls are of beautiful jasper, And its streets are all laid with gold. [Refrain] 3 I know there's a glorious city, Where loved ones are waiting for me, No evil its portals can enter, It is there that I long to be. [Refrain] 4 I know there's a city eternal, A land where there cometh no night; The beautiful home of the ransomed, 'Tis the city of pure delight. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [I know there's a beautiful city]

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The Wonderful City

Author: Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Hymns by the Western Stars #36 (1949) First Line: I know there's a beautiful city Refrain First Line: Tis there I am going Lyrics: 1 I know there's a beautiful city, Where sorrows forever are o'er For those who are trusting in Jesus, On that beautiful golden shore. Refrain: 'Tis there I am going, When toiling is o'er With Jesus, my Savior, On that beautiful shore. 2 I know there's a wonderful city, Its glories have never been told; Its walls are of beautiful jasper, And its streets are all laid with gold. [Refrain] 3 I know there's a glorious city, Where loved ones are waiting for me, No evil its portals can enter, It is there that I long to be. [Refrain] 4 I know there's a city eternal, A land where there cometh no night; The beautiful home of the ransomed, 'Tis the city of pure delight. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I know there's a beautiful city]

The Wonderful City

Author: Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Golden Harvest Hymns #77 (1970) First Line: I know there's a beautiful city Tune Title: [I know there's a beautiful city]

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Alfred Barratt

1879 - 1968 Author of "The Wonderful City" in Hymns by the Western Stars Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,477 hymns. 80 percent of my sermons are published in books and magazines." --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

Tillit S. Teddlie

1885 - 1987 Composer of "[I know there's a beautiful city]" in Hymns by the Western Stars Tillit Sidney Teddlie was born on June 3, 1885 at Swan, Texas. He was a leader in the Churches of Christ denomination in the 20th Century. In addition to singing schools which he taught for 61 years, he also preached and taught across Texas and the southwest. For one period of time (two years) he sang only with Foy E. Wallace, Jr., (a well-known, conservative Churches of Christ preacher around World War II) while they conducted meetings across the country. Teddlie was honored by many people in many places. On June 2, 1985, 630 churches across the land proclaimed Sunday “Tillit S. Teddlie Day” and sang his songs. Teddlie had composed 130 songs and published 14 song books. One of his song books, "Golden Harvest Hymns" included 100 of his best-known hymns. He attended a song fest in his name at the Preston Crest Church of Christ in Dallas where more than 1,200 gathered. Teddlie's 100th birthday was honored by President Reagan who sent a telegram, and Sen. Phil Graham among others. The Briar, Texas, Church of Christ gave him a bronze statue worth $6,000. His songs published in hymnals from Churches of Christ include “Worthy Art Thou,” “Heaven Holds All to Me,” “When We Meet in Sweet Communion, “Oft We Come Together,” “Singing Redemption’s Song,” “Hear Me When I Call,” “O God of Infinite Mercy,” and many more. While Teddlie had success as a publisher of many of his own smaller hymnals, his contributions as a composer to every major hymnal published in Churches of Christ since 1921 have left an indelible imprint on the denomination’s hymnody. Teddlie died August 17, 1987 at the age of 102. He is remembered for his preaching, teaching, and music and his good influence upon all the people that he met and worked with. D. J. Bulls, from "In Memoriam" by Gussie Lambert, 1988; "Our Garden of Song" by G. C. Finley, Howard Publishing, 1984; "Tillit S. Teddlie, A Centennial Celebration" Program, June 2, 1985, Dallas, TX, http://www.therestorationmovement.com/_states/texas/teddlie,ts.htm