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[O to be more like Jesus] (Thompson)

[O to be more like Jesus] (Thompson)

Composer: Will L. Thompson
Published in 26 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Will L. Thompson

Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Li­ver­pool, Ohio. Died: Sep­tem­ber 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Ri­ver­view Cem­e­te­ry, East Li­ver­pool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an ear­ly at­tempt to sell his songs to a com­mer­cial pub­lish­er, Thomp­son start­ed his own pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny. He lat­er ex­pand­ed, open­ing a store to sell pi­an­os, or­gans and sheet mu­sic. Both a lyr­i­cist and com­pos­er, he en­sured he would al­ways re­mem­ber words or mel­o­dies that came to him at odd times: "No mat­ter where I am, at home or ho­tel, at the store or tra­vel­ing, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem wor­thy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [O to be more like Jesus] (Thompson)
Composer: Will L. Thompson
Incipit: 56531 21123 43521
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 26 of 26)
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Choice Songs #54

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Conquest Hymns #68

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Crowning Day No. 3 #108

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Eternal Praise #218

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Evangelistic Edition of Heavenly Sunlight #60

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Give Thanks and Sing #56

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Heavenly Sunlight #60

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Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs #334

Inspiring Hymns #112

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Jubilant Praise #96

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Kingdom of Song for the Sunday School #132

New Century Carols #144

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New Harvest Bells #27

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Pilgerklänge #144

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Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #96

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Songs of Hope #152

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Standard Songs #55

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The Endeavor Hymnal #246

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The Epworth Hymnal No. 3 #8

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The New Century Hymnal #159

The Praise Hymnal #172

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The Revival No. 3 #96

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The Sunday School Hymnal #172

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The Sunday School Hymnal #172

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Williston Hymns #60

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Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #128

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