New Songs of Paradise (Charles Albert Tindley)

General information

Title: New Songs of Paradise

Full title: New Songs of Paradise: A Collection of Popular and Religious Songs for Sunday Schools, Prayer-Meetings, Epworth League Meetings and Social Gatherings

Editor – Compiler – Composer: Charles Albert Tindley

Publications using VolumesEditions

1 – Published 1916 – in Philadelphia by The Paradise Publishing Company

2 – Published 1919

3 – Published 1921

4 – Published 1923

5 – Published 1934 – in Worton, Maryland by Jennie C. Tindley

6 – Published 1941 – in Lansing, Michigan by Elbert T. Tindley

Description: A book of gospel hymns, about half contained in Soul Echoes (1909) with added hymns, almost all by Tindley. Many arranged by his son, Charles A. Tindley Jr. Date of Edition 1 not on print, copied from Hathi Trust catalog.

External websites:

• Article, biography, publication list at Hymnology Archive
• Scan of Edition 1 at Hathi Trust
• Scan of Edition 5 at Hymnology Archive
• Scan of Edition 6 at Hymnology Archive

List of works

Ed. 1	Ed. 5	Ed. 6	Title	Composer	Lyricist	Text	Year	Comments
1	1	1	Pilgrim Stranger	Anonymous	Charles Albert Tindley	Go ye humble pilgrim stranger	1909	Scottish melody
2	2	2	Stand By Me	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	When the storms of life are raging	1905
3	3	3	God Will Provide for Me	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Here I may be weak and poor	1909
4	4	4	The Storm is Passing Over	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Courage my soul and let us journey on	1905
5	5	5	Consolation	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Ye pilgrims through this vale of tears	1909
6	6	6	Nothing Between	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Nothing between my soul and the Savior	1905
7	7	7	I'm Going There	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Since I began to serve the Lord	1907
8	8	8	Go Wash in the Beautiful Stream	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	There was Naaman the leper	1901
9	9	9	My Secret of Joy	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	You ask me where I get the joys	1909
10	10	10	Today	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I've wandered in the darkness long enough	1905
11	11	11	Someone is Waiting for Me	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	It may be a brother with whom I did play	1909
12	12	12	It May Be the Best for Me	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I often wonder why it is	1905
13	13	13	From Youth to Old Age	Charles Albert Tindley	J. Chandler Wright	My life, as a year, had a bright spring time	1901
14	14	14	Some Day	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Beams of heaven, as I go	1905
15	15	15	Abide With Me	William Henry Monk	Henry F. Lyte	Abide with me, fast falls the even-tide
16	16	16	The Lord Will Make the Way	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	The hills of life which you must climb	1901
17	17	17	I Have Found at Last a Savior	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I have found at last the Savior	1906
18	18	18	I'll Overcome Some Day	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	The world is one great battlefield	1901
19	19	19	What Are They Doing in Heaven?	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I am thinking of friends	1901
20	20	20	Christ is the Way	Charles A. Tindley, Jr.	Charles Albert Tindley	Christ the way, in exaltation	1916
21	21	21	After Awhile	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	The world of forms and changes	1901
22	22	22	A Better Home	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Ever since I have been	1901
23	23	23	Still, Still With Thee	Felix Mendelssohn	Harriet B. Stowe	Still, still with thee
24	24	24	A Stranger Cut the Rope	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	One day, a wayward boy	1901
25	25	25	The Day Thou Gavest	Clement O. Scholefield	John Ellerton	The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
26	26	26	We'll Understand It Better By and By	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	We are tossed and driven	1905
27	27	27	Depth of Mercy	Carl Maria von Weber	Charles Wesley	Depth of mercy! Can there be		Tune: Seymour
28	28	28	I Will Go, if My Father Holds My Hand	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	When the pathway of duty	1907
29	29	29	Missionary Band			Come, all ye scattered race		Words only
30	30	30	Leave It There	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	If the world from you withhold	1916
31	31	31	I Believe It	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I am free from condemnation	1916
32	32	32	Mountain Top Dwelling	Charles A. Tindley, Jr.	Charles Albert Tindley	I can see down yonder	1915
33	33	33	Your Faith Has Saved You	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Come, whosoever feels the need	1915
34	34	34	Heaven's Christmas Tree	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I have heard of a tree	1915
35	35	35	Joyous Anticipation	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I'm on my way to heaven above	1913
36	36	36	Will You Be There?	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	There is a land that is free from tears	1913
37	37	37	Here Am I, Send Me	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	If the Savior wants somebody	1911
	38	38	Spiritual Springtime	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Like the action of the ground	1919
	39		Have You Crossed the Line?		Charles Albert Tindley	You have waited too long		Words only (music in 1941)
	40	40	A Better Day is Coming By and By	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	A better day is coming	1919	"An old song, rewritten by Chas. A. Tindley"
	41	41	The Home of the Soul	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I hear of a city	1919
	42	42	I'll Be Satisfied	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	What if all the world was given unto me	1919	Dedicated to Sergeant John W. Tindley
	43	43	He'll Take You Through	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Lifetime is like a single day	1919
	44	44	Just Today	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I have found the peace of heaven	1923
	45	45	Saved and Satisfied	Frederick J. Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I am thinking of the danger	1923
	46	46	Let Jesus Fix It for You	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	If your life in days gone by	1923
	47	47	In Me	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Thou, O Christ, my Lord and King	1923
	48		Thoughts of a Grateful Soul		Charles Albert Tindley	Come every one that loves the Lord		Words only (music in 1941)
	49		The Heavenly Union			Come saints and sinners, hear me tell		Words only (music in 1941)
	50	39	Away in the Kingdom			Come all oppressed and hear me tell		Words only
	51		Travelers to the Heavenly World		Charles Albert Tindley	We are a band of strangers		Words only
	52		The Pilgrim's Song		Charles Albert Tindley	I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow	1901	Words only (music in 1941)
	53		Go Talk with Jesus about It		Charles Albert Tindley	If some disease has robbed you		Words only (music in 1941)
		48	The Pilgrim's Song	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow	1941	Words copyright 1901; see 1934 no. 52
		49	Our Suffering Jesus	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Come every one that loves the Lord	1941	See 1934 no. 48
		50	He Alone	Carmon E. Bell	Carmon E. Bell	With years of wasted life behind you	1941
		51	Go Talk with Jesus about It	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	If some disease has robbed you	1941	See 1934 no. 53
		52	The Heavenly Union	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	Come saints and sinners, hear me tell	1941	See 1934 no. 49
		53	Have You Crossed the Line?	Charles Albert Tindley	Charles Albert Tindley	You have waited too long	1941	See 1934 no. 39

Works at CPDL

Edition 1 (1916)

Title	Composer	No.	Lyricist	First Line	Year	Meter
A Better Home	Charles Albert Tindley	22	Charles Albert Tindley	Ever since I have been	1901
Christ is the Way	Charles A. Tindley, Jr.	20	Charles Albert Tindley	Christ the way! in exaltation	1916	87. 87. 10 9. 10 9
Consolation	Charles Albert Tindley	5	Charles Albert Tindley	Ye pilgrims through this vale of tears	1909	87. 87. D
God Will Provide for Me	Charles Albert Tindley	3	Charles Albert Tindley	Here I may be weak and poor	1909	77 11.779
Heaven's Christmas Tree	Charles Albert Tindley	34	Charles Albert Tindley	I have heard of a tree	1916
Here Am I, Send Me	Charles Albert Tindley	37	Charles Albert Tindley	If the Savior wants somebody	1911	87. 87. 87. 85
I'll Overcome Some Day	Charles Albert Tindley	18	Charles Albert Tindley	The world is one great battlefield	1901	86. 86 (C.M.)
I'm Going There	Charles Albert Tindley	7	Charles Albert Tindley	Since I began to serve the Lord	1907	88. 88. D (L.M.D.)
I Will Go, if My Father Holds My Hand	Charles Albert Tindley	28	Charles Albert Tindley	When the pathway of duty	1907
It May Be the Best for Me	Charles Albert Tindley	12	Charles Albert Tindley	I often wonder why it is	1905
Joyous Anticipation	Charles Albert Tindley	35	Charles Albert Tindley	I'm on my way to heaven above	1913	86. 86 (C.M.)
Leave It There	Charles Albert Tindley	30	Charles Albert Tindley	If the world from you withhold	1916	77 11. 77 11
Mountain Top Dwelling	Charles A. Tindley, Jr.	32	Charles Albert Tindley	I can see down yonder	1916
My Secret of Joy	Charles Albert Tindley	9	Charles Albert Tindley	You ask me where I get the joys	1909	86. 86 (C.M.)
Stand By Me	Charles Albert Tindley	2	Charles Albert Tindley	When the storms of life are raging	1905
The Lord Will Make the Way	Charles Albert Tindley	16	Charles Albert Tindley	The hills of life which you must climb	1901	86. 86 (C.M.)
The Storm is Passing Over	Charles Albert Tindley	4	Charles Albert Tindley	Courage my soul and let us journey on	1905	11 11. 11 11 with refrain
Today	Charles Albert Tindley	10	Charles Albert Tindley	I've wandered in the darkness long enough	1905
We'll Understand It Better By and By	Charles Albert Tindley	6	Charles Albert Tindley	We are tossed and driven	1905	87. 87. D
What Are They Doing in Heaven?	Charles Albert Tindley	19	Charles Albert Tindley	I am thinking of friends	1901
Will You Be There?	Charles Albert Tindley	36	Charles Albert Tindley	There is a land that is free from tears	1913	87. 87. 12 7

Edition 5 (1934)

Title	Composer	No.	Lyricist	First Line	Year	Meter
A Better Day is Coming By and By	Robert Lowry	40	Robert Lowry Charles Albert Tindley	A better day is coming	1875	76. 86. D
He'll Take You Through	Charles Albert Tindley	43	Charles Albert Tindley	Lifetime is like a single day	1919	88. 88 (L.M.)
I'll Be Satisfied	Charles Albert Tindley	42	Charles Albert Tindley	What if all the world was offered unto me	1919	11 11. 11 9
In Me	Charles Albert Tindley	47	Charles Albert Tindley	Thou, O Christ, my Lord and King	1923	77. 77. D
Just Today	Charles Albert Tindley	44	Charles Albert Tindley	I have found the peace of heaven	1923	889. 889
Spiritual Springtime	Charles Albert Tindley	38	Charles Albert Tindley	Like the action of the ground	1919	77 11. 77 11
The Home of the Soul	Charles Albert Tindley	41	Charles Albert Tindley	I hear of a city, a heavenly home	1919	11 11. 12 11