Scripture Verse

My soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in His salvation. Psalm 35:9

Introduction

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J. Henry Showalter (1864–1947)

Words: George W. Ly­on, in The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 51.

Music: J. Hen­ry Sho­wal­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ly­on (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Sho­wal­ter,

Lyrics

There is joy with­in my soul to­day,
And my life is filled with won­drous light;
From the throne of Him who reigns above,
Cometh peace that makes my path­way bright.

Refrain

There is joy, there is joy,
There is joy with­in my soul to­day;
There is joy, there is sweet­est joy,
There is joy with­in my soul today.

Thro’ the clouds that ma­ny times arise,
O’er the bil­lows of life’s rest­less sea,
Shines the glo­ry of the Sav­ior’s face,
As a bless­èd bea­con light for me.

Refrain

So I glad­ly trust and press along,
In my jour­ney to the goal above,
Shielded by His arm from day to day,
Cheered by His sweet pre­sence and His love.

Refrain