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[So glad I'm here, so glad I'm here, Lord]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Tune Sources: Negro Spiritual Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 11651 33135 53535 Used With Text: So Glad I'm Here

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So Glad I'm Here

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: So glad I'm here, so glad I'm here, Lord Lyrics: 1 So glad I'm here, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. 2 Pray while I'm here, Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I"m here in Jesus' name. Lawd Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. 3 Sing while I'm here, Lord, Sing while I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd Sing while I'm here, Lord, Sing while I'm here, Lord, Sing while I'm here in Jesus' name. 4 Shout while I'm here, Lord, Shout while I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd Shout while I'm here, Lord, Shout while I'm here, Lord, Shout while I'm here in Jesus' name. Topics: Jesus Christ His Name Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:13 Used With Tune: [So glad I'm here, so glad I'm here, Lord] Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

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So Glad I'm Here

Hymnal: African American Heritage Hymnal #305 (2001) First Line: So glad I'm here, so glad I'm here, Lord Lyrics: 1 So glad I'm here, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. 2 Pray while I'm here, Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I"m here in Jesus' name. Lawd Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. 3 Sing while I'm here, Lord, Sing while I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd Sing while I'm here, Lord, Sing while I'm here, Lord, Sing while I'm here in Jesus' name. 4 Shout while I'm here, Lord, Shout while I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd Shout while I'm here, Lord, Shout while I'm here, Lord, Shout while I'm here in Jesus' name. Topics: Jesus Christ His Name Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:13 Languages: English Tune Title: [So glad I'm here, so glad I'm here, Lord]

So Glad I'm Here

Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #4 (2018) Lyrics: 1 So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. [Lawd] So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. 2 Pray* while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. [Lawd] Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. 3 *Sing while... 4 *Shout while... Topics: The Assembly at Worship Gathering; Holy name of Jesus Christ; Spirituals; Worship Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:13 Languages: English Tune Title: [So glad I'm here]

So Glad I'm Here

Hymnal: Total Praise #291 (2011) Lyrics: 1 So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here, Lord, So glad I'm here in Jesus' name. 2 Pray* while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. Lawd Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here, Lord, Pray while I'm here in Jesus' name. 3 *Sing while... 4 *Shout while... Topics: Jesus Christ His Name; Praise; Solos; Spirituals Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:13 Languages: English Tune Title: [So glad I'm here]

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Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "[So glad I'm here, so glad I'm here, Lord]" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org