O How He Loves Me

Scripture Verse

The love of Christ…passeth knowledge. Matthew 13:23

Introduction
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Johnson Oatman(1856–1922)

Words: John­son Oat­man, Jr., in The Gos­pel Pi­lot Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by Da­ni­el B. Town­er & French E. Ol­iv­er (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Town­er & Ol­iv­er, 1899), num­ber 41.

Music: Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Henry Gilmour (1836–1920)
Lyrics

I have a friend, a pre­cious friend, O how He loves me; He says His love will nev­er end, O how He loves me.

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O how He loves me, O how He loves me; I know not why, I on­ly cry, O how He loves me.

Why He should come, I can­not tell, O how He loves me; In my poor brok­en heart to dwell, O how He loves me.

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He died to save my soul from death, O how He loves me; I’ll praise Him while He gives me breath, O how He loves me.

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He walks with me along life’s road, O how He loves me; He car­ries ev­ery hea­vy load, O how He loves me.

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He has a home pre­pared for me, O how He loves me; With Him I’ll spend eter­ni­ty, O how He loves me.

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