More Precious to Me

When Jesus first came to my heart to abide

Author: William M. Runyan
Tune: [When Jesus first came to my heart to abide]
Published in 4 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 When Jesus first came to my heart to abide,
My sorrows like clouds rolled away;
But since He so lovingly walks by my side
More precious is He ev’ry day!

Chorus:
More precious each day, hallelujah!
Each day He’s more precious to me;
This song would I sing of my Savior and King,
“Each day He’s more precious to me!”

2 He comforts my heart if in sorrow I pine,
My tears He in love wipes away;
My wonderful Savior! I know He is mine,
More precious to me ev’ry day! [Chorus]

3 If life here on earth with my Lord is so sweet,
What raptures in heaven there’ll be!
For there will I sing with a joy so complete,
“More precious is Jesus to me!” [Chorus]


Source: Tabernacle Hymns: Number Five #180

Author: William M. Runyan

Showing early musical promise, William Marion Runyan (b. Marion, NY, 1870; d. Pittsburg, KS, 1957) was a substitute church organist by the age of twelve. He became a Methodist minister in 1891 and served several churches in Kansas but turned to evangelism in 1903; he worked for the Central Methodist Conference for the next twenty years. Following that service, Runyan became pastor at the Federated Church at John Brown University, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. Editor of Christian Workers Magazine, he also served the Moody Bible Institute and was an editor for Hope Publishing Company until his retirement in 1948. Runyan wrote a number of hymn texts, gospel songs, and hymn tunes. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When Jesus first came to my heart to abide
Title: More Precious to Me
Author: William M. Runyan
Language: English
Refrain First Line: More precious each day, hallelujah
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #13288
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