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I'm Happy with Jesus Alone

Author: Charles Price Jones Appears in 62 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: There's nothing so precious as Jesus to me

[There's nothing so precious as Jesus to me]

Appears in 30 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. P. Jones Hymnal Title: The Baptist Standard Hymnal Incipit: 51113 21176 55111 Used With Text: I'm Happy with Jesus Alone

[There’s nothing so precious as Jesus to me] (Andrews)

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Walter A. Andrews Hymnal Title: The Old Story in Song Number Two Incipit: 53234 12323 1 Used With Text: Happy with Jesus

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I'm happy with Jesus alone

Author: Charles Price Jones Hymnal: Bells of Victory #d126 (1945) Hymnal Title: Bells of Victory First Line: There's nothing so precious as Jesus to me Languages: English

I'm happy with Jesus alone

Author: Charles Price Jones Hymnal: Christian Hymns III #d391 (1966) Hymnal Title: Christian Hymns III First Line: There's nothing so precious as Jesus to me Languages: English

I'm happy with Jesus alone

Author: Charles Price Jones Hymnal: Christian Hymns #109 (1935) Hymnal Title: Christian Hymns First Line: There's nothing so precious as Jesus to me Languages: English

1865 - 1949 Person Name: C. P. J. Hymnal Title: The New National Baptist Hymnal Author of "I'm Happy with Jesus Alone" in The New National Baptist Hymnal Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness in his congregation, Mount Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. He faced much opposition from some members of his congregation and other Baptist churches. Eventually the church voted to remove "Baptist" and change it to "Church of Christ." For several years, Jones led a non-denominational holiness movement. In 1899 he began to write songs for his church. Most of his hymns were inspired by a scripture passage. The congregation built the Christ Temple campus which included a 1000 seat sanctuary, a printing press, a school building, and a girl's dormitory. In 1917, Jones organized Christ Temple Church in Los Angeles and moved the printing press there. He died January 19, 1949 in Los Angeles Dianne Shapiro, from Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. website and "Charles Price Jones (1865-1949) Religious Leader" by David Daniels, Mississippi Encyclopedia website (both accessed 10/9/2020)

Walter A. Andrews

Hymnal Title: The Old Story in Song Number Two Composer of "[There’s nothing so precious as Jesus to me] (Andrews)" in The Old Story in Song Number Two