No Stranger to Jesus

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In tender compassion He sought me

Author: H. L.
Tune: [In tender compassion He sought me]
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1 In tender compassion He sought me,
When I was a stranger to grace,
And back to His fold He has brought me,
To look on His wonderful face.

Refrain:
O I am no stranger to Jesus,
And He is no stranger to me;
In fellowship sweet,
I sit at His feet,
No mortal more blessed could be.

2 In loving communion together,
Tho’ sometimes the way may be long,
Tho’ pleasant or dark be the weather,
His love is the theme of my song. [Refrain]

3 I tell Him whatever perplexes,
His grace is sufficient each day;
I tell Him each trouble that vexes,
He helps me each step of the way. [Refrain]

4 I know He is with me each moment,
And close to His heart I would dwell;
But still I shall know Him far better
In heaven where all shall be well. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #51

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Author: H. L.

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	In tender compassion He sought me
Title:	No Stranger to Jesus
Author:	H. L.
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O I am no stranger to Jesus
Publication Date:	1917
Copyright:	Public Domain