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Be Good

Representative Text

1 Be good! Be good! We must be very good;
Be good! Be good! We must be very good.
We little children should be good and live for Christ each day;
Our light must shine along the way,
We must be very good.

2 Be good! Be good! We must be very good;
Be good! Be good! We must be very good.
The boys and girls who are the best and are so very good;
Are boys and girls who Christ loves best,
We must be very good.

3 Be good! Be good! We must be very good;
Be good! Be good! We must be very good.
We'll live for Christ the best we can and be so very good;
We'll work for Jesus like a man,
We must be very good.

Author: Palmer Wheeler

In his mid-twenties, Palmer Esker Wheeler joined the first Stamps Quartet, singing for Victor Records. In his mid-thirties, he joined the Vaughan Quartet and sang in concerts and on the radio. He was known as "the golden tenor voice of gospel music." His songs were published by Stamps-Baxter and Vaughan Music. In his mid-thirties, he left quartet singing to teach at Freed-Hardeman College (Henderson, Tennessee). He led singing for many Churches of Christ congregations. He published Youth Melodies and Action Songs in 1952. His most popular songs included I Want To Go To Heaven When I Die, Have I Done The Best I Can, Tomorrow May Be Too Late, and We Will Never Be Sorry. Source: Gospel Gems: A Collection of Songs by Palmer and Tommy Wheeler.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Be good! Be good! We must be very good
Title: Be Good
Author: Palmer Wheeler (1950)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Be good! Be good!
Notes: Children's Song
Copyright: © 1950, by Stamps Quartet Music Co., Inc., in "Gleaming Gems"

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Gospel Gems #17

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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