| Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singining psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." The following hymn, "Jesus is All The World to Me" was written by Will Thompson over 100 years ago and is filled with such devotion and thankfulness for all that God has done for us! I remember hearing my Grandma Pauline singing this song in church many years ago, and she sang this song with such reflection and devotion to her Savior for His amazing provision on her life! Do you know the song? Can you echo those words today? 1. Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all; he is my strength from day to day, without him I would fall. When I am sad, to him I go, no other one can cheer me so; when I am sad, he makes me glad, he's my friend. 2. Jesus is all the world to me, my friend in trials sore; I go to him for blessings, and he gives them o'er and o'er. He sends the sunshine and the rain, he sends the harvest's golden grain; sunshine and rain, harvest of grain, he's my friend. 3. Jesus is all the world to me, and true to him I'll be; O how could I this friend deny, when he's so true to me? Following him I know I'm right, he watches o'er me day and night; following him by day and night, he's my friend. 4. Jesus is all the world to me, I want no better friend; I trust him now, I'll trust him when life's fleeting days shall end. Beautiful life with such a friend, beautiful life that has no end; eternal life, eternal joy, he's my friend. Dear Friend, can you truly say that Jesus is all the world to you? He alone is worthy of all our praise! Read the words and sing a love song back to Him for all He has done for you. Dave Henry |
Monday, July 12, 2010
Jesus Is All The World to Me!
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Yes, I know the song well, and the Saviour who is its theme. Today is Will Thompson's 163rd birthday :-) which is why his song caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteIf you enjoy reading about our hymns and their authors, I invite you to check out my daily blog on the subject, Wordwise Hymns.
And if you’ll excuse a brief “commercial:” If you do not have a good book on the subject of our Christmas carols, I encourage you to take a look at my own, Discovering the Songs of Christmas. In it, I discuss the history and meaning of 63 carols and Christmas hymns. The book is available through Amazon, or directly from Jebaire Publishing. (Might make a great gift too!)