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A Better Home
Author: C. A. Tindley Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Ever since I have been Refrain First Line: I have started out to find a better home Lyrics: 1. Ever since I have been
Living in this world of sin,
I have had trials almost ev'ry day.
Always something, more or less,
To destroy my happiness,
And this is how I've come all the way.
Chorus:
I have started out to find a better home,
Where the trials of the world can never come.
There with relatives and friends,
I shall be so happy then
in the presence of the Lord all the time.
2. It was when I was young
I began to think upon
My condition as a sinner unsave'd;
And at once made up my mind,
while i had sufficient time.
I would bow on my knee and pray.
3. When I realized I had
Found the Lord, I was so glad,
For I thought all my trials would be done;
That my way would always be
One continuous jubilee,
But I found out my trials had just begun.
4. Old satan tried to get
Me to live a hypocrite,
And to only have an outward form,
He said time had changed the way,
and in this enlightened day
To do whate'er you please is no harm.
5. I tried it for awhile,
Keeping up with every style,
And was trying to get the crown without the cross;
I found it would not do,
For the word of God is true,
And unless I lived upright I would be lost.
6. Then I put the world aside,
Taking Jesus for my guide,
I began to try and walk the narrow way;
It is tedious, I admit,
But I am not weary yet;
I shall travel on until the perfect day. Used With Tune: [Ever since I have been]
A Better Home
[Ever since I have been]
Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Albert Tindley Incipit: 11332 11121 16555 Used With Text: A Better Home
[Ever since I have been]
A better home
Author: C. A. T. Hymnal: Gospel Pearls #143 (1921) First Line: Ever since I have been living Refrain First Line: I have started out Languages: English Tune Title: [Ever since I have been living]
A better home
A Better Home
Author: C. A. Tindley Hymnal: Soul Echoes #10 (1909) First Line: Ever since I have been Refrain First Line: I have started out to find a better home Lyrics: 1. Ever since I have been
Living in this world of sin,
I have had trials almost ev'ry day.
Always something, more or less,
To destroy my happiness,
And this is how I've come all the way.
Chorus:
I have started out to find a better home,
Where the trials of the world can never come.
There with relatives and friends,
I shall be so happy then
in the presence of the Lord all the time.
2. It was when I was young
I began to think upon
My condition as a sinner unsave'd;
And at once made up my mind,
while i had sufficient time.
I would bow on my knee and pray.
3. When I realized I had
Found the Lord, I was so glad,
For I thought all my trials would be done;
That my way would always be
One continuous jubilee,
But I found out my trials had just begun.
4. Old satan tried to get
Me to live a hypocrite,
And to only have an outward form,
He said time had changed the way,
and in this enlightened day
To do whate'er you please is no harm.
5. I tried it for awhile,
Keeping up with every style,
And was trying to get the crown without the cross;
I found it would not do,
For the word of God is true,
And unless I lived upright I would be lost.
6. Then I put the world aside,
Taking Jesus for my guide,
I began to try and walk the narrow way;
It is tedious, I admit,
But I am not weary yet;
I shall travel on until the perfect day. Languages: English Tune Title: [Ever since I have been]
A Better Home
A Better Home
Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9949 First Line: Ever since I have been Refrain First Line: I have started out to find a better home Lyrics: 1 Ever since I have been
Living in this world of sin,
I have had trials almost every day;
Always something, more or less,
To destroy my happiness,
And this is how I’ve come all the way.
Refrain:
I have started out to find a better home,
Where the trials of this life can never come.
There with relatives and friends,
I shall be so happy then,
In the presence of the Lord all the time.
2 It was when I was young
I began to think upon
My condition as a sinner unsaved;
And at once made up my mind,
While I had sufficient time,
I would bow on my knees and pray. [Refrain]
3 When I realized I had
Found the Lord, I was so glad,
For I thought all my trials would be done;
That my way would always be
One continuous jubilee,
But I found out my trials had just begun. [Refrain]
4 Old Satan tried to get
Me to live a hypocrite,
And to only have an outward form;
He said time had changed the way,
And in this enlightened day
To do whate’er you please is no harm. [Refrain]
5 I tried it for a while,
Keeping up with every style,
And was trying to get the crown without the cross.
I found it would not do;
For the Word of God is true.
And unless I live upright I would be lost.[Refrain]
6 Then I put the world aside,
Taking Jesus for my guide,
I began to try to walk the narrow way.
It is tedious, I admit,
But I am not weary yet;
I shall travel on until the perfect day. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Ever since I have been]
A Better Home
Charles Albert Tindley
1851 - 1933 Person Name: Charles A. Tindley Author of "Ever since I have been (A better home)" in Beams of Heaven Charles Albert Tindley was born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851; son of Charles and Hester Tindley. His father was a slave, and his mother was free. Hester died when he was very young; he was taken in my his mother’s sister Caroline Miller Robbins in order to keep his freedom. It seems that he was expected to work to help the family. In his Book of Sermons (1932), he speaks of being “hired out” as a young boy, “wherever father could place me.” He married Daisy Henry when he was seventeen. Together they had eight children, some of whom would later assist him with the publication of his hymns.
Tindley was largely self-taught throughout his lifetime. He learned to read mostly on his own. After he and Daisy moved to Philadelphia in 1875, he took correspondence courses toward becoming a Methodist minister. He did this while working as a sexton (building caretaker) for the East Bainbridge Street Church. Beginning in 1885, he was appointed by the local bishop to serve two or three-year terms at a series of churches, until coming full circle to become pastor at East Bainbridge in 1902. Under his leadership, the church grew rapidly. They relocated in 1904 to the East Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, then again in 1924 to the new Tindley Temple, where the membership roll blossomed to about ten thousand.
Tindley was known for being a captivating preacher, and for also taking an active role in the betterment of the people in his community. His songs were an outgrowth of his preaching ministry, often introduced during his sermons. Tindley was able to draw people of multiple races to his church ministry; likewise, his songs have been adopted and proliferated by white and black churches alike.
The songs of Charles Tindley were published cumulatively in two editions of Soul Echoes (1905, 1909) and six editions of New Songs of Paradise (1916-1941).
His wife Daisy died in 1924, before the completion of the Tindley Temple. He remarried in 1927 to Jenny Cotton. Charles A. Tindley died July 26, 1933.
Charles Albert Tindley
