[Tender love of Jesus, so lovely and so pure]

[Tender love of Jesus, so lovely and so pure]

Composer: Ruth Emswiler (1970); Composer: Martha Miller (1970); Arranger: John J. Overholt (1970)
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Composer: Ruth Emswiler

Born: July 24, 1930, Broadway, Virginia. Died: February 19, 1979.  Go to person page >

Composer: Martha Miller

(no biographical information available about Martha Miller .) Go to person page >

Arranger: John J. Overholt

John J. Overholt was born to an Amish family of limited means in the state of Ohio in 1918. As a child he was soon introduced to his father's personal collection of gospel songs and hymns, which was to have a marked influence on his later life. With his twin brother Joe, he early was exposed to the Amish-Mennonite tradition hymn-singing and praising worship. An early career in Christian service led to a two-year period of relief work in the country of Poland following World War II. During that interim he began to gather many European songs and hymns as a personal hobby, not realizing that these selections would become invaluable to The Christian Hymnary which was begun in 1960 and completed twelve years later in 1972, with a compilation… Go to person page >

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Title: [Tender love of Jesus, so lovely and so pure]
Composer: Ruth Emswiler (1970)
Composer: Martha Miller (1970)
Arranger: John J. Overholt (1970)
Incipit: 55456 53565 44776
Key: C Major
Copyright: Released into the public domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #6813
Text: Tender Love of Jesus
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