Just Once a Year
Author: Loretta Sharp
Composer: Jeanne P. Lawler
Languages (17)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Kun en gang om året
- Dutch: Maar eens per jaar
- English: Just Once a Year
- Finnish: Kerran vuodessa
- French: Rien qu’une seule fois
- German: Einmal im Jahr
- Icelandic: Einu sinni á ári
- Italian: Una sola volta all’anno
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Det er en dag i hvert er år
- Portuguese: Uma Vez em Cada Ano
- Samoan: E Tasi I Le Tausaga
- Spanish: Sólo una vez al año
- Swedish: En gång varje år
- Tongan: Tuʻo Taha He Taʻu
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Most common tunes for “Just Once a Year”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Just Once a Year” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1969 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI?)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sing with Me (1969), p. F-20;Hiva Pea mo Au (1969), p. F-20.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
Just once a year in ev’ry year for ev’ry girl and boy. There comes a special happy day: a Birthday fill’d with joy. What fun it is when presents come, what fun it is to grow, But giving is a lot more fun just give and then you’ll now! Now share your joy with others that is what our life is for. So have a happy Birthday, and we wish you many more!