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Tell It I Must

I'm happy in Jesus and tell it I must

Author: Daniel Otis Teasley
Tune: [I'm happy in Jesus and tell it I must]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I’m happy in Jesus and tell it I must,
For he has redeemed me, I know;
My sins were like crimson, my heart was defiled—
He washed me as white as the snow.

Refrain:
I’m singing because I am free,
And Jesus is reigning in me;
Hallelujah! I’m happy since in him I trust,
And sing it and tell it I must.

2 I’m filled with the Spirit and washed in the blood,
King Jesus is living in me;
The glory of heaven beams down on my way,
I’m sanctified, happy and free. [Refrain]

3 Sometimes I am tempted by Satan and sin,
Sometimes I am weary and worn;
But e’en in my darkness God’s promise is true,
And gladness returns with the morn. [Refrain]

4 So onward I travel to heaven above,
Through glory or sadness so drear;
By faith in his promise I’ll live for the Lord,
And sing till the clouds disappear. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Grace and Glory: A New and Inspiring Selection of Sacred Songs for Evangelical Use and General Worship #2

Author: Daniel Otis Teasley

Daniel Otis Teasley, 1876-1942 Died: November 15, 1942, Santa Ana, California. Teasley en­tered the min­is­try of the Church of God de­nom­in­a­tion in 1896, and pas­tored in New York. Some­time af­ter 1910, he be­came Gen­er­al Man­a­ger of the Gos­pel Trump­et Com­pa­ny, where he worked un­til 1917. He then worked as gen­er­al man­ag­er of War­ner Press (1917-18). His works in­clude: Historical Ge­o­graphy of the Bi­ble, 1898, 1917 The Ho­ly Spir­it and Other Spir­its, 1904 How to Con­duct a Sun­day School, 1911 The Go­spel Guide-book, 1918 The Bi­ble and How to In­ter­pret It, 1918 Lyrics-- At the Cross of Je­sus Bow­ing Back to the Bless­èd Old Bi­ble… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I'm happy in Jesus and tell it I must
Title: Tell It I Must
Author: Daniel Otis Teasley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I'm singing because I am free
Copyright: Public Domain

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