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[Oh soul, are you lost and dying?]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tillit S. Teddlie, 1885-1987 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 53234 32615 13532 Used With Text: Take the First Step Home Today

Take the First Step Home Today

Author: Mary Francis Christie Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Oh soul, are you lost and dying? Used With Tune: [Oh soul, are you lost and dying?]

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Take The First Step Home Today

Author: Mary Francis Christie Hymnal: Golden Harvest Hymns #58 (1970) First Line: Oh soul, are you lost and dying? Tune Title: [Oh soul, are you lost and dying?]

Take the First Step Home Today

Author: Mary Francis Christie Hymnal: Sacred Songs of the Church #454 (2007) First Line: Oh soul, are you lost and dying? Tune Title: [Oh soul, are you lost and dying?]

1885 - 1987 Person Name: Tillit S. Teddlie, 1885-1987 Composer of "[Oh soul, are you lost and dying?]" in Sacred Songs of the Church 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