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Jesus is all the world to me, My life, my joy, my allAuthor: Will L. Thompson (1904)Tune: ELIZABETH (Thompson) Published in 233 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, SibeliusAudio files: MIDI |
1 Jesus is all the world to me,
My life, my joy, my all;
He is my strength from day to day,
Without Him I would fall.
When I am sad, to Him I go,
No other one can cheer me so;
When I am sad, He makes me glad,
He’s my Friend.
2 Jesus is all the world to me,
My Friend in trials sore;
I go to Him for blessings, and
He gives them o’er and o’er.
He sends the sunshine and the rain,
He sends the harvest’s golden grain;
Sunshine and rain, harvest of grain,
He’s my Friend.
3 Jesus is all the world to me,
And true to Him I’ll be;
Oh, how could I this Friend deny,
When He’s so true to me?
Following Him I know I’m right,
He watches o’er me day and night;
Following Him by day and night,
He’s my Friend.
4 Jesus is all the world to me,
I want no better Friend;
I trust Him now, I’ll trust Him when
Life’s fleeting days shall end.
Beautiful life with such a Friend,
Beautiful life that has no end;
Eternal life, eternal joy,
He’s my Friend.
Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909)
Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York.
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times:
No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >| First Line: | Jesus is all the world to me, My life, my joy, my all |
| Title: | Jesus Is All the World to Me |
| Author: | Will L. Thompson (1904) |
| Meter: | 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.3 |
| Language: | English |
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| Instances (13) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| African American Heritage Hymnal #382 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 | Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 | 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.3 | Philippians 1:21 | ALL THE WORLD | A Flat Major | English | 2001 | |||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #184 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | Irregular | Philippians 1:21 | ELIZABETH | A Flat Major | 1991 | ||||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #475 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | Irregular | ELIZABETH | G Major or modal | English | 2008 | ||||||||
| Celebrating Grace Hymnal #612 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | ELIZABETH | G Major or modal | 2010 | ||||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #512 | Jesus is all the world to me, My life, my joy, my all; | Jesus Is All the World to Me | [Jesus Is All the World to Me] | G Major | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Hymns of Faith #217 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | John 15:15 | [Jesus is all the world to me] | G Major or modal | 1980 | |||||||||
| Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #77 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson (1847-1909) | Will L. Thompson | [Jesus is all the world to me] | A Flat Major | English | 1993 | |||||||||
| Revival Hymns and Choruses #109 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 | Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 | [Jesus is all the world to me] | G Major | English | 1982 | |||||||||
| Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #185 | Jesus is all the world to me | ELIZABETH | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #342 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | [Jesus is all the world to me] | G Major | English | 1989 | |||||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #469 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | 8.6.8.6.8.4.4.3 | ELIZABETH | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| The Worshiping Church #491 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | Irregular | Philippians 4; Philippians 1; Philippians 4:19; John 15:15; John 8:12; Proverbs 18:24 | ELIZABETH | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Trinity Hymnal #653 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jesus Is All the World to Me | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | Irregular | John 15:14 | ELIZABETH | G Major | English | 1990 |
