More Than a Friend

The friendships of earth oft fail to endure

Author: Harry Dixon Loes
Tune: [The friendships of earth oft fail to endure]
Published in 1 hymnal

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Author: Harry Dixon Loes

Pseudonyms: Deal Bartells Born Harold Loes, the American gospel song writer took the middle name Dixon in honour of A. C. Dixon, the pastor of Moody Church at the time. Harry Dixon Loes studied at Moody Bible Institute, and after extensive training in music he served a number of churches with a ministry of music. From 1939 until his retirement he was a member of the music faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He wrote the lyrics for 1,500 gospel songs, and composed 3,000 tunes. One day in 1915, Paul Rader preached a sermon in Moody Church, in Chicago. His theme was, “All that I want is in Jesus.” In the congregation was young Harry Dixon Loes, then a senior at Moody Bible Institute, where he would eventually teach. Inspired… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The friendships of earth oft fail to endure
Title:	More Than a Friend
Author:	Harry Dixon Loes
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He's more than a friend to me
Publication Date:	1953
Copyright:	Copyright 1953 by H. D. Lores. Assigned to Hope Publishing Co., owner