[There's a sunny side where no ills betide]

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[There's a sunny side where no ills betide]

Composer: J. Wesley Watts; Composer (refrain): Tillit S. Teddlie
Published in 3 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

Composer: J. Wesley Watts

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Composer (refrain): Tillit S. Teddlie

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… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[There's a sunny side where no ills betide]
Composer:	J. Wesley Watts
Composer (refrain):	Tillit S. Teddlie
Meter:	10.7.10.7 with refrain
Incipit:	55321 55615 55117
Key:	C Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

On the Sunny Side of Life

There’s a sunny side where no ills betide,
On the road that we must go;
There are pleasant vales, verdant hills and dales,
Where sweet flowers ever grow.

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