Sydney Spider
January 24th, 2008, 11:27 PM
I wanted to post this lovely old song here today. I have the feeling it is going to bless somebody.
It is my Dad's favourite song which he used to sing. He passed away last Monday. We were unable to find someone to sing it at his Memorial Service at such short notice so the pianist played it as the words were displayed on the screen.
This is the history of the song:
This song by Charles Weigle is the product of one of the darkest periods of his life. He spent most of his life as an iterant evangelist and gospel songwriter. One day after returning home from an evangelistic crusade, he found a note left by his wife of many years. The note said she had had enough of an evangelist's life. She was leaving him. Weigle became so despondent during the next several years that there were even times when he contemplated suicide. There was the terrible despair that no one really cared for him anymore. Gradually his spiritual faith was restored, and he once again became active in the Christian ministry. Soon he felt compelled to write this song.
Only two verses are sung on the video so here are all three verses:
Verse 1
I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus,
Since I found in Him a friend so strong and true.
I would tell you how He changed my life completely;
He did something no other friend could do.
Chorus
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
There's no other friend so kind as He.
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;
O how much He cared for me.
Verse 2
All my life was full of sin when Jesus found me;
All my heart was full of misery and woe,
Jesus placed His strong and loving arms around me
And He led me in the way I ought to go.
Verse 3
Ev'ry day He comes to me with new assurance;
More and more I understand His word of love.
But I'll never know just why He came to save me,
Till someday I see His blessed face above.
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Here's another version for those who prefer male voices:
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It is my Dad's favourite song which he used to sing. He passed away last Monday. We were unable to find someone to sing it at his Memorial Service at such short notice so the pianist played it as the words were displayed on the screen.
This is the history of the song:
This song by Charles Weigle is the product of one of the darkest periods of his life. He spent most of his life as an iterant evangelist and gospel songwriter. One day after returning home from an evangelistic crusade, he found a note left by his wife of many years. The note said she had had enough of an evangelist's life. She was leaving him. Weigle became so despondent during the next several years that there were even times when he contemplated suicide. There was the terrible despair that no one really cared for him anymore. Gradually his spiritual faith was restored, and he once again became active in the Christian ministry. Soon he felt compelled to write this song.
Only two verses are sung on the video so here are all three verses:
Verse 1
I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus,
Since I found in Him a friend so strong and true.
I would tell you how He changed my life completely;
He did something no other friend could do.
Chorus
No one ever cared for me like Jesus;
There's no other friend so kind as He.
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me;
O how much He cared for me.
Verse 2
All my life was full of sin when Jesus found me;
All my heart was full of misery and woe,
Jesus placed His strong and loving arms around me
And He led me in the way I ought to go.
Verse 3
Ev'ry day He comes to me with new assurance;
More and more I understand His word of love.
But I'll never know just why He came to save me,
Till someday I see His blessed face above.
[YOU TUBE VIDEO]5N6Y8mnXZRE[/YOU TUBE VIDEO]
Here's another version for those who prefer male voices:
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