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]
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.
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Display Title: More Precious to MeFirst Line: When Jesus first came to my heart to abideTune Title: [When Jesus first came to my heart to abide]Author: William M. RunyanDate: 1953
Display Title: More Precious To MeFirst Line: When Jesus first came to my heart to abideTune Title: [When Jesus first came to my heart to abide]Author: William Marion RunyanSource: Jehovah's Praise by Isham E. Reynolds (Ft. Worth, TX: Southwestern Press, 1925)
Display Title: More Precious to MeFirst Line: When Jesus first came to my heart to abideTune Title: [When Jesus first came to my heart to abide]Author: William M. RunyanDate: 1925