Song Lyric Opportunity
Pure Joyful Music is inviting lyric writers to submit poignant, deeply spiritual song lyrics for an opportunity to have those lyrics written into a song that will be published in Volume 5 of Pure Joyful Music.
Songs may be submitted as poetry or in verse/refrain format.
All submissions must be either be electronically submitted or mailed by 10/1/24 to:
Kathleen Ferrell
Pure Joyful Music
3529 Timberlane Drive
Stockton, CA 95209
Only one (1) song lyric submission per person, per year.
Finalists will be contacted by 12/1/24 to establish that no other composer is working with these lyrics and that they are original and exclusively owned by the lyricist.
All production costs for recording and publishing this song will be paid by Kathleen Ferrell, Pure Joy Publishing (ASCAP). This is an extremely expensive $$$ and time-consuming process that takes many months.
While the chosen lyricist will be given full credit for their submission in all publications, the lyricist will not receive ANY financial remuneration for this contribution. If any financial benefit might come from this song, all proceeds will be donated to a suitable work of the church of Christ that is agreed upon by the lyricist and composer.
An All Rights Reserved copyright - that permits duplication for acapella worship will be maintained by Pure Joy Publishing (ASCAP).