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Just a Little Talk with Jesus

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"Just a Little Talk with Jesus (also known as "I Once was Lost in Sin but Jesus took Me In")"
Song
from the album song book = Harbor Bells No. 6
PublishedJanuary 1, 1937 (1937-01-01) by Stamps-Baxter Music Company, Dallas, Texas,[1] renewed January 2, 1964 (1964-01-02) administrated by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee.
Genregospel music
Songwriter(s)Cleavant Derricks

"Just a Little Talk with Jesus" is a gospel music song published by Stamps-Baxter Music Company on January 1, 1937,[1][2] written by Cleavant Derricks. In 1936, he sold the song to Stamps-Baxter in exchange for fifty songbooks, which he then sold for ten cents each.[3]

It has been recorded by many notable artists, including The Fairfield Four.,[4] Elvis Presley, The Stanley Brothers, Nina Hagen and others. In 2005, Keith Lancaster arranged the song as "It's All Right."

Here are 21 additional renditions reported by Hymnary.org.

References

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  1. ^ a b Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1937). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Pt 3 For the Year 1937. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ Church Hymnal, Tennessee Music & Printing Company, Cleveland TN, 1951
  3. ^ "Just a little talk with Jesus". Hymnology Archive. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ "Release "The Best of the Fairfield Four 1946-1953" by The Fairfield Four - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-01-21.