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William Ralph Featherston (1848–1875) was a Christian hymnwriter who wrote the poem My Jesus I Love Thee. He is believed to have written the poem at the age of either 12 or 16 years. In 1876 Adoniram Gordon used the poem as lyrics for a hymn. Featherston died prior to his 27th birthday, and is not known to have written any other songs.
My Jesus I Love Thee is a poem written by William Ralph Featherston in 1864 when he was 16 years old, [1] [2] although one source says he could have been just 12 years old. [3]
The verses tell the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, found in the Gospel of John at 4:4-30.. The refrain draws from the Gospel of John at 12:32, often interpreted as a prophecy of the Crucifixion and/or the Resurrection of Jesus:
When the Lord came and took him back to heaven alive. Chorus: I saw, I saw the light from heaven Shining all around. I saw the light come shining. I saw the light come down. Paul bound in prison, them prison walls fell down [Difference 1] The prison keeper shouted, “Redeeming Love I’ve found.”
I do not like (or love) thee, Doctor Fell is an epigram, said to have been translated by satirical English poet Tom Brown in 1680. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Later it has been recorded as a nursery rhyme and a proverb.
1. words by William Morris 2. words by Francis Thompson; also for female chorus a cappella (1899) 3. words by William Morris 4. words by William Shakespeare 5. words by William Morris Choral: 49: 9b: 1900: Ave Maria: for female chorus a cappella: Choral: 57: 1912: I love Thee: for mixed chorus a cappella: words by Thomas Hood: Choral: 58: 1903 ...
"When We All Get to Heaven" is a popular Christian hymn. The lyrics were written in 1898 by Eliza Hewitt and the melody by Mrs. J. G. (Emily) Wilson. [1] The two became acquainted at Methodist camp meetings in New Jersey. Hewitt was cousin to Edgar Page Stites, another well-known hymnist who wrote the lyrics to "Beulah Land." [2]
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