Wonderful, Jesus Is to Me

Wonderful, wonderful, Jesus is to me

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: WONDERFUL, JESUS IS TO ME
Published in 7 hymnals

Representative Text

Wonderful, wonderful, Jesus is to me;
Counselor, Prince of Peace, Mighty God is He;
Saving me, keeping me from my sin and shame;
Wonderful is my Redeemer Praise His Name.

Source: I'm Gonna Sing: songs for young hearts #36

Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Wonderful, wonderful, Jesus is to me
Title: Wonderful, Jesus Is to Me
Author: Haldor Lillenas
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Text

I'm Gonna Sing #36

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #900

Rejoice Hymns #706

Sing Praises #19

Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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