Joy joined the Sal­va­tion Ar­my (SA) in Can­ter­bu­ry, then played in the band at Folke­stone, and be­came an SA of­fi­cer in 1894. He went on serve the SA Corps at Tun­stall, then the SA In­ter­na­tion­al head­quar­ters in 1917, where he was Un­der Se­cre­ta­ry in the For­eign Of­fice. Af­ter 1919, he served as Im­mi­gra­tion Se­cre­ta­ry in west­ern Ca­na­da, and in 1932 be­came ed­i­tor-in-chief of The War Cry in South Af­ri­ca. He rose to the rank of SA col­o­nel, and re­tired in 1983.

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Hymns

1. Is There a Heart O’erbound by Sor­row?
2. Jesus, Tender Lover of My Soul
3. O That in Me the Mind of Christ
4. There Was a Sav­ior Came Seek­ing His Sheep