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His Love is All I Need

Author: E. O. Excell Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: The love of Jesus, who can tell Refrain First Line: So wonderful His love to me

Down to the uttermost

Author: Palmer Hartsough Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Who can tell the love of Jesus Refrain First Line: Hail him, the ever blessed Savior

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[The love of Jesus, who can tell]

Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 53453 32134 57654 Used With Text: His Love is All I Need
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[Who can tell the love of Jesus]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Used With Text: Down to the Uttermost

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His Love is All I Need

Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: Coronation Hymns #29 (1913) First Line: The love of Jesus, who can tell Refrain First Line: So wonderful, His love to me Lyrics: 1 The love of Jesus, who can tell, Tho' He may know it, oh, so well? The love that ev'ry want supplies, The love that always satisfies; His love is all I need! Chorus: So wonderful, His love to me, More wonderful how could it be? My ev'ry sin on Him was laid, My ev'ry debt by Him was paid; His love is all I need! 2 The love of Jesus, oh, what bliss! To hear Him whisper, I am His; Tho' I may falter on the way, he will not let me go astray; His love is all I need! [Chorus] 3 The love of Jesus, oh, how sweet! To hide in such a safe retreat; Tho' Satan would my hopes destroy, My Savior's love is still my joy; His love is all I need! [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The love of Jesus, who can tell]
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His Love is All I Need

Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #46 (1916) First Line: The love of Jesus, who can tell Refrain First Line: So wonderful, His love to me! Lyrics: 1 The love of Jesus, who can tell, Tho' he may know it, oh, so well? The love that ev'ry want supplies, The love that always satisfies; His love is all I need! Chorus: So wonderful, His love to me! More wonderful how could it be? My ev'ry sin on Him was laid, My ev'ry debt by Him was paid; His love is all I need! 2 The love of Jesus, oh, what bliss, To hear Him whisper, I am His! Tho' I may falter on the way, He will not let me go astray; His love is all I need! [Chorus] 3 The love of Jesus, oh, how sweet, To hide in such a safe retreat! Tho' Satan would my hopes destroy, My Savior's love is still my joy; His love is all I need! [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The love of Jesus, who can tell]
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His Live Is All I Need

Author: E. O. Excell Hymnal: Tabernacle Hymns #180 (1960) First Line: The love of Jesus, who can tell Refrain First Line: So wonderful, His love to me! Lyrics: 1 The love of Jesus, who can tell, Tho' he may know it, oh, so well? The love that ev'ry want supplies, The love that always satisfies; His love is all I need! Chorus: So wonderful, His love to me, More wonderful how could it be? My ev'ry sin on Him was laid, My ev'ry debt by Him was paid; His love is all I need! 2 The love of Jesus, oh, what bliss, To hear Him whisper, I am His! Tho' I may falter on the way, he will not let me go astray; His love is all I need! [Chorus] 3 The love of Jesus, oh, how sweet, To hide in such a safe retreat! Tho' Satan would my hopes destroy, My Savior's love is still my joy; His love is all I need! [Chorus] Topics: Confidence; Love Languages: English Tune Title: [The love of Jesus, who can tell]

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Person Name: E. O. E. Author of "His Love is All I Need" in Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "Down to the Uttermost" in New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Who can tell the love of Jesus]" in New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)