On This Day
| Song Title | On This Day (Search) |
| Composer(s): | H. Leslie Adams |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Joette McDonald |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Afraid; Assurance; Backward; Blessed; Confidence; Day; Excitement; Fast; Fear; Fearlessness; Finding; Forward; Future; God; Holding; Hope; Joy; Knowing; Letting Go; Looking; Making; Optimism; Peace; Taking |
| First Line | On this day, today take joy! (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2000 (Search) Circa |
| Larger Work | Daybirth: Songs on Texts of J. McDonald (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | No. 1 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | C4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Various (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium/low key (major 3rd lower). Some D-flats may be missing from the Art Source Publishing manuscript edition of the lower key (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | American Composers Alliance (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |