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Blessed Jesus, the dear Redeemer

Author: Thoro Harris Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O the One I love best of all is Jesus

[O the One I love best of all is Jesus]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 51334 32165 17121 Used With Text: The One I Love Best

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Author: T. H. Hymnal: Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs #338 (1904) First Line: O the One I love best of all is Jesus Refrain First Line: Blessed Jesus, the dear Redeemer! Languages: English Tune Title: [O the One I love best of all is Jesus]

Blessed Jesus, the dear Redeemer

Author: Thoro Harris Hymnal: Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d291 (1911) First Line: O the One I love best of all is Jesus Languages: English

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Author of "The One I Love Best" Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch