There Is No One So Kind and Tender

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There is never a day so dreary, But Jesus can make it bright

Author: Haldor Lillenas (1915)
Tune: [There is never a day so dreary] (Lillenas)
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1 There is never a day so dreary
But Jesus can make it bright;
There is never a burden weary,
But Jesus can make it light.

Refrain:
There is no one so kind and tender
As Jesus the sinner’s friend;
And he is our true Defender,
And will be unto the end.

2 There is never a life so saddened
But Jesus can bring it joy;
Wonderful how the heart is gladdened
With peace no one can destroy! [Refrain]

3 There is never a soul repenting,
That Jesus will not forgive;
There is never a heart relenting,
That cannot find peace and live. [Refrain]

Source: Alexander's Hymns No. 3 #111

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	There is never a day so dreary, But Jesus can make it bright
Title:	There Is No One So Kind and Tender
Author:	Haldor Lillenas (1915)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	There is no one so kind and tender
Copyright:	Public Domain