The One I Love Best

O the One I love best of all is Jesus

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [O the One I love best of all is Jesus]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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First Line: O the One I love best of all is Jesus
Title: The One I Love Best
Author: Thoro Harris
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Blessed Jesus, the dear Redeemer
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d291

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