[Jesus my Lord will love me forever]

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[Jesus my Lord will love me forever]

Composer: Norman J. Clayton (1938)
Published in 57 hymnals

Composer: Norman J. Clayton

Norman John Clayton Born at Brooklyn, NY, the 9th of 10 children, he gave his heart to Jesus at age six at South Brooklyn Gospel Church, his mother being a founding member of the Baptist group. He was musically inclined, and became church organist at age 12, and also played trumpet. He remained an organist for the rest of his life. A songwriter, he usually began writing the music before the words. He would memorize scripture to assure his music was biblically-based. Much of what he wrote was for special occasions. When young he first worked on a dairy farm, then held an office job in NYC. Clayton entered the building trades industry, working for his father’s construction business, and during the depression, with a commercial bakery. He ma… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[Jesus my Lord will love me forever]
Composer:	Norman J. Clayton (1938)
Meter:	10.10.9.6 with refrain
Incipit:	11176 44432 11176
Key:	G Major
Copyright:	© 1938. Renewed 1966 by Norman Clayton Publishing Company (a div. of WORD, INC.)

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

The Evangelistic Piano Hymnal: Over 270 stylistic arrangements with "runs" and "fill-ins"
Composer/Editor David Smither
Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1976) pp. 81

Organ Solo

Console Jubilation: Hymn Settings for the Organist
Composer/Editor Ron Boud
Published By: Broadman Press (1986) pp. 16
Fred Bock's Great Gospel Hits: For All Organs
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1978) pp. 55
Fred Bock's Greatest Gospel Hits: For All Organs
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1978) pp. 55
25 Easy Offertories
Composer/Editors David H. Hegarty; Stewart Landon
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1976) pp. 24
Gospel Hymn Devotions - Number One: Fourteen Transcriptions for Organ - Standard or Spinet Keyboards
Composer/Editor Roger C. Wilson
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1969) pp. 22
The Organist Volume 72 Number 6 January 1969: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; Norman J. Clayton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1969) pp. 16
The Amateur Organist No. 50: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor Norman J. Clayton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1968) pp. 16
More Gospel Songs for All Organs: Includes Registrations for All Organs
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Sacred Songs (1967) pp. 9
Organ Hymn Tunes No. 3: Preludes, Interludes, Voluntaries
Composer/Editor George S. Schuler
Published By: The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company (1966) pp. 22
Paul Mickelson's Organ Music Volume Two: With Pipe and Hammond Organ Registrations
Composer/Editor Paul Mickelson
Published By: The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company (1966) pp. 36
Clayton's Organ Melodies No. 1: A Collection of Beloved Hymns and Gospel Songs
Composer/Editor Norman J. Clayton
Published By: The Rodeheaver Company (1964) pp. 12

Piano Solo

Keyboard Worship & Praise Volume 4 Number 3 January February March 2011: The Best of Christian Music for Today's Church
Composer/Editors Larry Shackley; Don Wyrtzen
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2011) pp. 34
Precious Memories: Timeless Treasures of Gospel Music
Composer/Editor Don Wyrtzen
Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1999) pp. 53
Bock's Best Volume I: 50 Outstanding Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Gospel Songs
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1980) pp. 77
Piano Quiet Time Volume 2: Devotional Improvisation for Moments of Meditation
Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
Published By: The Benson Company, Inc. (1975) pp. 20
Jan Sanborn Piano Collection: Contemporary Arrangements of Old Gospel Standards
Composer/Editor Jan Sanborn
Published By: The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company (1971) pp. 26
More Gospel Songs for Piano
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1967) pp. 13
Clayton Piano Melodies No. 1
Composer/Editor Norman J. Clayton
Published By: The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company (1961) pp. 2