[Of Jesus' love that sought me]

[Of Jesus' love that sought me]

Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris (1912)
Published in 9 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius
Audio files: MIDI

Instrumental

Sweeter As The Years Go By

Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia N. Morris. Usage Mrs. C. H. Morris. Born: Ap­ril 15, 1862, Penns­ville, Ohio. Died: Ju­ly 23, 1929, Au­burn, New York (at her daugh­ter’s home). Buried: Mc­Con­nels­ville, Ohio. Leila Naylor Morris(1862-1929) As a child, Leila lived in Mal­ta and McCon­nels­ville, Ohio. In 1881, she mar­ried Charles H. Morris. Leila was ac­tive in the Meth­od­ist church, camp meet­ings, and song writ­ing, au­thor­ing more than 1,000 Gospel songs. When her eyes be­gan to fail in 1913, her son built a 28-foot black­board with over­sized staff lines, so she could con­tin­ue com­pos­ing. --hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris (1912)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.6.6.7
Incipit: 55176 53451 567__
Key: B♭ Major
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Texts

Sweeter as the Years Go By

Of Jesus’ love that sought me, when I was lost in sin;
Of wondrous grace that brought me back to His fold again;
Of heights and depths of mercy, far deeper than the sea,
And higher than the heavens, my theme shall ever be.
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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1008
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
Timeless Truths #840
Text: Sweeter as the Years Go By
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Instances

Instances (3)TextImageAudioScore
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1008AudioScore
Hymns of Faith #280TextImage
Revival Hymns and Choruses #119
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