Tillit Sidney Teddlie
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Tillit Sidney Teddlie was a singing school
teacher, composer, publisher, and minister of the Church of Christ.
Teddlie was born June 3, 1885 at Swan, Texas
(Smith County
), the son of Theodore and Sarah Ann (Porter) Teddlie. In 1903, he was baptized into the Church of Christ, and also taught his first singing school, which lasted for two weeks. He composed his first song in 1906.
Tillit S. Teddlie married Edna Webb. They had one son, Pete Teddlie.
Teddlie died August 17, 1987 in Gunter, Texas
. He was 102 years old. He is buried in the Forest Park Cemetery at Greenville, Texas
. Upon his grave stone is inscribed the title of one his most popular hymns - "Heaven Holds All To Me."
During his lifetime, Teddlie taught singing schools for 61 years, composed 130 songs, published 14 song books, and served as a full-time minister, including the Johnson Street Church of Christ (1945–1951) and Central Church of Christ in Greenville, Texas
, and Churches of Christ in Ennis
, Sulphur Springs
, Lone Oak
and Quinlan
.
. Two of his best known are "What Will Your Answer Be?" (1935) and "Heaven Holds All to Me" (1932).
Singing school
Historically, singing schools have been strongly affiliated with Protestant Christianity. Some are held under the auspices of particular Protestant denominations that maintain a tradition of a cappella singing, such as the Church of Christ and the Primitive Baptists...
teacher, composer, publisher, and minister of the Church of Christ.
Teddlie was born June 3, 1885 at Swan, Texas
Swan, Texas
Swan is an unincorporated community in east central Smith County, Texas, United States. It is on and east of U. S. Highway 69, three miles north of Tyler...
(Smith County
Smith County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 174,706 people, 65,692 households, and 46,904 families residing in the county. The population density was 188 people per square mile . There were 71,701 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
), the son of Theodore and Sarah Ann (Porter) Teddlie. In 1903, he was baptized into the Church of Christ, and also taught his first singing school, which lasted for two weeks. He composed his first song in 1906.
Tillit S. Teddlie married Edna Webb. They had one son, Pete Teddlie.
Teddlie died August 17, 1987 in Gunter, Texas
Gunter, Texas
Gunter is a city in the southwestern corner of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gunter is located at ....
. He was 102 years old. He is buried in the Forest Park Cemetery at Greenville, Texas
Greenville, Texas
Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....
. Upon his grave stone is inscribed the title of one his most popular hymns - "Heaven Holds All To Me."
During his lifetime, Teddlie taught singing schools for 61 years, composed 130 songs, published 14 song books, and served as a full-time minister, including the Johnson Street Church of Christ (1945–1951) and Central Church of Christ in Greenville, Texas
Greenville, Texas
Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....
, and Churches of Christ in Ennis
Ennis, Texas
Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census.In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad purchased of land in Ellis County at a price of , establishing the line's northern terminus. On May 8, 1872,...
, Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Sulphur Springs is a city in Hopkins County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,551. It is the county seat of Hopkins County.-Geography:Sulphur Springs is located at ....
, Lone Oak
Lone Oak, Texas
Lone Oak is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. Although Lone Oak changed from a town to a city in November 1890, the change was not recognized by the Census Bureau until June 2007; consequently, it was listed as a town at the 2000...
and Quinlan
Quinlan, Texas
Quinlan is a rural city in the southern part of Hunt County, Texas, United States located within the US Government designated Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.-Demographics:...
.
Titles of some of Teddlie's songs
- A Joyful Song
- Be Not Anxious
- Cast All Your Burdens on The Lord
- Don't Wait Too Long
- God Sent His Own Son
- Hear Me When I Call
- Heaven Holds All To Me
- I Remember Jesus
- In Heaven They're Singing
- In The Service of My King
- May This My Glory Be
- O God of Infinite Mercy
- O The Depths And The Riches
- Oft We Come Together, "True Worship"
- Round the Hills in Galilee
- Safe In The Harbor
- Singing Redemption's Song
- Songs of Salvation
- The Master's Touch
- Thou Wilt Keep Him
- Time Enough Yet
- We Shall Meet Someday
- What Will Your Answer Be?
- When We Meet In Sweet Communion, "The Lord's Supper"
- Worthy Art Thou
- You Can Lead Someone To Jesus
Heaven Holds All to Me
Teddlie was a member of and ministered in the churches of Christ, but many of his songs reached popular circulation among Christians of other denominations, especially through the Stamps-Baxter Music CompanyStamps-Baxter Music Company
The Stamps-Baxter Music Company was an influential southern music publishing company in the shape note gospel field. Virgil Oliver Stamps founded the company in 1924 and J. R. Baxter Jr. joined him to form the Stamps-Baxter Music Company, which was based in Dallas, Texas, with offices in...
. Two of his best known are "What Will Your Answer Be?" (1935) and "Heaven Holds All to Me" (1932).
- "Earth holds no treasures
- But perish with using,
- However precious they be;
- Yet there's a country
- To which I am going:
- Heaven holds all to me."