I Sing of Jesus

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I sing of Jesus, the King immortal

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [I sing of Jesus, the King immortal]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 I sing of Jesus, the King immortal
Who came from glory my soul to win,
Who brake the fetters of death's dark portal,
Who opened Paradise and entered in.

Refrain:
I sing of Jesus: O praise Him worthy name,
My faithful Savior, my Friend forever;
With all the ransomed I would His love proclaim,
Till all shall crown Him their Lord and King.

2 I sing of Jesus, who chides me never,
Tho' far I wander on plains of night,
A tender Shepherd who leads me ever
Back to the narrow way, the path of light. [Refrain]

3 I sing of Jesus; O wondrous story!
He brings salvation to sinners lost;
Soon all the nations will praise, in glory,
The Man who ransomed them at awful cost. [Refrain]

Source: His Fullness Songs #2

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Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I sing of Jesus, the King immortal
Title:	I Sing of Jesus
Author:	Thoro Harris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I sing of Jesus, O praise His worthy name
Publication Date:	1916
Copyright:	Public Domain