Center of My Joy

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Author: Bill Gaither

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Author: Richard Smallwood

Richard Smallwood (b. Washington, D.C., 1948), a composer, arranger, pianist, and innovator in the African American gospel style. Many of his arrangements of gospel hymns appear in Lift Every Voice and Sing (1981). Organized by Smallwood in 1967, the Richard Smallwood Singers have sung and recorded many of his arrangements. He remains their current director. Smallwood has a BM degree from Howard University, Washington, DC. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Author: Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music. She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company. When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Ga… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When I've lost my direction
Title: Center of My Joy
Author: Bill Gaither
Author: Richard Smallwood
Author: Gloria Gaither
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus, you're the center of my joy
Publication Date: 2012
Copyright: © 1987, Gaither Music Co. and Century Oak/Richwood Music; © 1987, Hanna Street Music and Century Oak /Richwood Music

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African American Heritage Hymnal #491

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #356

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #544

The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #530

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