JESUS CHRIST >> LOVE OF CHRIST FOR US
SDAH 189
Who can cheer the heart like Jesus,
By His presence all divine?
True and tender, pure and precious,
Oh, how blest to call Him mine!
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Hymn Spotlight: All That Thrills My Soul
This gospel hymn by Thoro Harris expresses the believer’s joy in Christ above all else. Published in 1931, it captures the heartfelt response of one who finds life’s truest satisfaction in Jesus. Its lilting tune and gentle rhythm make it a favorite testimony of devotion. May this hymn remind us that only Jesus can satisfy the soul.
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This song about a personal relationship with Jesus was first printed in Thoro Harris’s book, Revival Echoes, 1931. Born in Washington, D.C., March 31, 1873, Thoro Harris went to college at Battle Creek, Michigan. His first songbook was published in Boston in 1902. Peter Bilhorn, singing evangelist for Billy Sunday and the inventor-manufacturer of a little portable organ, asked Harris to come to Chicago, where he served as musical editor and wrote songs for a number of publishers of gospel songbooks. His final years were spent in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, writing songs, playing the organ in churches, and compiling songbooks for publication. He died there March 27, 1955.
Stanza:
2 – Psalm 103:11
3 – Philippians 4:19
Colossians 3:11
4 – Revelation 22:1
R – Song of Solomon 5:10
Text
1
Who can cheer the heart like Jesus,
By His presence all divine?
True and tender, pure and precious,
Oh, how blest to call Him mine!
Refrain:
All that thrills my soul is Jesus;
He is more than life to me; (to me;)
And the fairest of ten thousand,
In my blessed Lord I see.
2
Love of Christ so freely given,
Grace of God beyond degree,
Mercy higher than the heaven,
Deeper than the deepest sea.
3
Every need His hand supplying,
Every good in Him I see;
On His strength divine relying,
He is All in All to me.
4
By the crystal flowing river
With the ransomed I will sing,
And forever and forever
Praise and glorify the King.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(b) Ps 103:11 (c) Phil 4:19; Col 3:11 (d) Rev 22:1 (r) S.S. 5:10
Author
Thoro Harris (1873-1955)
Year Published
1931
Copyright
Copyright 1931. Renewal 1959 by Nazarene Publishing House. Used by permission.
Metrical Number
8.7.8.7.Ref.
Composer
Thoro Harris
