Thru a dark time in my life God used this song to minister his love to me in1969 I was driving on Petersburg pike in Chester,VA a gospel group was singing this song powerfully on the radio the words and the Holy Spirit rested upon my mind as I began singing along with the singers.Instantly there was a presence of love and peace and I was engulfed with a mighty love as I had never experienced before.Instantly I prayed and told God that I was sorry for my sinful life.This was the beginning of the wonderful change that took place in me.God is love and I found his love thru this wonderful song.
This song is precious to me, because as a little child growing up in an unbelieving home, I would visit my grandmother, whom we called Nanny, and she would sing it to us. I remember her coming through her back door singing out “Tell me, Cathie do you love Jesus“ I would reply “Oh yes, I love Jesus“ and off we would go singing the entire song together. That was many years ago now, but I still think of it fondly, and how she was my introduction to the things of the Lord.
My grandfather was one of the historic missionaries of the evangelical churches in Argentina. He arrived here in 1927 and founded a church in the town of Henderson in 1929. He pastored it until his death in 1939. The last song he sang on his deathbed shortly before he went to be with the Lord was this hymn. As people gather around his bed they were amazed when he began to sing Oh, how I love Jesus. His name was Pastor Fred Clements
Never underestimate the working of the Lord in very young children. I've loved the old hymns since I was 4 years old. And they continue to bless me many decades later. Full of the Word. Unlike most of the repetitive choruses if today.
Amen to children understanding old hymns...especially when they are a regular part of Sunday service. Hymns were all I grew up with and have always held a deep love of mine. No new age "music".
WOW, 😯 I JUST DISCOVERED YOU TODAY, AUGUST 3, 23. WHAT A BLESSED DISCOVERY! GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED YOU WITH GREAT TALENT, OF MUSIC AND MINISTRY. IT TOOK ME BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD. WE SANG ALL THESE HEALING, ENCOURAGING HYMNS IN MY CHURCH. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN, ENERGIZE, AND GIVE YOU PEACEFUL CLAM, AS YOU CONTINUE TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE! THANK YOU KINDLY FOR ALL YOU DO. REBECCA VANCOUVER WA, USA I USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS SO I CAN SEE IT. I'M VISION IMPAIRED. 🤗✝️🙏🏽💟🙌🏽🛐👋🏽👼🏽
My favorite verse is, "whose heart❤ can feel my deepest woe...who in each sorrow bears a part that none (no other) can bear below"...what a joy to learn of the "other" verse that talks about the "still, small voice" that tells me not to fear! In these past 10 years, I have lost so many of my loved ones through 4 types of loss: death, divorce, disease and distance....but Immanuel has never left my side, giving me hope for the future and providing new relationships. Oh, How I LOVE JESUS❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂
Dear brother in Christ, there is something so wonderful about the way you explain the songs...it helps us to enjoy and savour each hymn. I remember singing this hymn in my childhood. In the same tune of this chorus we used to sing the words, "To me He is wonderful (3) To know that Jesus is mine". So a few of us would sing Oh how I love Jesus and the others, To me He's wonderful......this way we used to enjoy this song.....thank you for sharing all the 9 stanzas....May God bless your unique ministry.
This song brings up so much emotion for me from my youth. I heard it today in church and it struck a nerve as I have recently recommited my heart to Jesus and God. So it made me happy to hear this today and I enjoyed the history and explanation of it.Thank you for your video.
Your performance of this is heartfelt and moving. I can’t sing worth shucks, but I love to pick hymns on my ukulele and noodle around on it. So I played with you. Blessings to you today. Thank you.
I went to a presbyterian church sponsored school in the 70s and we loved to sing these songs in the students christian union services. They are wonderful and remain a blessing to me whenever I sing them. Their poetic setup and the rich biblical background remain alive and very powerful today. Glory be to God forever. Amen.
I have worked in the nursing home MANY years holding church service! We have ALWAYS used the OLD HYMN BOOKS and sung the OLD SONGS! Because most of the folks sang such hymns as children even alzhiemer patients sang them with such delight! One easter season a "seven eleven" church visited the home on another day of the week, and I over heard one ask the others "I did not know ANY of their songs, did you?" And they all agreeed they did not!!!
I love what you have done. I thank you so much for you sharing this lovely and wonderful story. I never knew there were 9 verses of this beautiful song. O how I love JESUS.
And when Christmas comes around. Hark the Herald angels sings had SUCH profound and riveting lyrics... People don't hear then. Is love for you to shine a light on the carol
I love the song. It’s one of the songs I have given to be sang at my funeral along with “Everyday with Jesus”. Thank you for sharing the background of these beautiful hymns.
Thanks for sharing all the verses. I am going to learn and sing the ones I havent heard before😊 ... to listen to the still Voice to trust Him... and the fragrance of His Name on my rugged road ...which sweetens my thorny path! Beautiful words...strong encouragement. Thank you precious Lord for our rich inheritance😊
Thank you for this song I remember only knowing and singing the chorus did not know the rest of the lyrics thank you very much for singing and sharing the lyrics. We Thank God for his children Who inspired by Holy Spirit has written this beautiful song with so much a depth . Thank you for singing for us
I never knew that the chorus of this song was an independent refrain that was sometimes used in other hymns as well. That is actually my favorite part of this hymn; I remember singing it so often as a child.
I am so excited to find this video. I live daily singing hymns they keep me going. What about this one? The Love of God V3 Could we with ink the ocean fill And were the skies of parchment made We’re every stalk on earth a quill And every man a scribe by trade , To write the love of God above Would drain the ocean dry Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky to sky. What beautiful words.
Beautiful just beautiful. I'm blessed. Thank you and God bless you. It's 4am and I couldn't sleep. I just came across this video. Thrilled to find out that you've done this on other hymns too. Looking forward to relishing them all. Thanks again.
I love CHRIST JESUS HE LOVED me so to do THE FATHERSFATHER'S WILL there at Gesthemane, the prerequisite of the death on a cross for fallen me that was undone due to heritage of Eve doubting THE FATHER in Eden. Now HE has revealed THE GREAT MYSTERY OF HIS LOVE to me. How i love HIM!🎹
Your channel showed up on my phone a few minutes ago for the first time. Thank you, Luke, for the wonderful way you introduce this beautiful hymn. I appreciate you provide all 9 verses, giving the chance to follow the composer's train of thoughts as a whole. It is thrilling to praise the Lord for a good length of time with just one hymn that praises Him so well. Now there is no lack of words to praise Him for the great things He has done. I am subscribing to your channel for many more edifying ways to praise and worship the Lord. I am doublely thankful that you are singing ALL nine verses according to the melody as written. Praise God. Many blessings to you and yours.
I think the long Ohooooo how i love Jesus. is so soulful and I think that's the hook along with other long soulful moments in the song that makes it so enjoyable to sing. The hymn reflects humanity's yearning for a personal connection with the divine, expressing an outpouring of deep love toward Jesus that stems from our innate spiritual longing. The direct expression of love represents our desire for reciprocated love and eternal communion with God. The universality and endurance of its message over generations suggests an innate metaphysical dimension to human consciousness.
Hi Luke. Once again thanks for all the " homework" you do do compile these programs. I enjoy these old hyms and have grown up in church and at home with various "artists" or gospel singers playing on old time record turntables. Later tape casettes then came CD s. Now all is found on a little pocket computer. The cellphone. I really enjoy this program. Shalom.
Thank you for sharing all the verses. The one that so spoke to my heart was "It tells of One whose loving heart can feel my deepest woe, who in each sorrow bears a part that none can bear below". How true it is. My precious husband went home to be with the Lord last year. I am so thankful for friends and family, yet none can understand, comfort and minister as my dear Lord and Savior does.
Thank you, brother. This was such a blessing. I have many many memories of singing and learning the sign language to this song when I was a child. To get to hear all the verses has been such a blessing and it's message has been very encouraging. The lines that were precious to me were "It tells me of a Father's smile beaming upon His child" and shows the deep affection Father God feels for his children. I really enjoyed getting to sing this song again. Thank you again and God Bless.
Well Brother Luke, that was so uplifting. It was just what I needed today. Thank you for your encouraging and inspiring channel.I was always curious of how these lovely old hymns came to be.Nothing can compare to them even though there are many modern and beautiful praise and worship songs. Bless you and your ministry dear friend. Hugs and Christian love from British Columbia Canada.
We used to sing it all the time but other than the first verse the others don't sound quite right, so I suspect words were changed to suit the singers or the church theology. It is one I often sing to myself but only the first verse & chorus as I can remember the rest of it as it was so long ago. I will have to see if I still have one of the old hymnals in my book cupboard.
Thru a dark time in my life God used this song to minister his love to me in1969 I was driving on Petersburg pike in Chester,VA a gospel group was singing this song powerfully on the radio the words and the Holy Spirit rested upon my mind as I began singing along with the singers.Instantly there was a presence of love and peace and I was engulfed with a mighty love as I had never experienced before.Instantly I prayed and told God that I was sorry for my sinful life.This was the beginning of the wonderful change that took place in me.God is love and I found his love thru this wonderful song.
This song is precious to me, because as a little child growing up in an unbelieving home, I would visit my grandmother, whom we called Nanny, and she would sing it to us. I remember her coming through her back door singing out “Tell me, Cathie do you love Jesus“ I would reply “Oh yes, I love Jesus“ and off we would go singing the entire song together. That was many years ago now, but I still think of it fondly, and how she was my introduction to the things of the Lord.
My grandfather was one of the historic missionaries of the evangelical churches in Argentina. He arrived here in 1927 and founded a church in the town of Henderson in 1929. He pastored it until his death in 1939. The last song he sang on his deathbed shortly before he went to be with the Lord was this hymn. As people gather around his bed they were amazed when he began to sing Oh, how I love Jesus. His name was Pastor Fred Clements
Never underestimate the working of the Lord in very young children. I've loved the old hymns since I was 4 years old. And they continue to bless me many decades later. Full of the Word. Unlike most of the repetitive choruses if today.
Amen to children understanding old hymns...especially when they are a regular part of Sunday service. Hymns were all I grew up with and have always held a deep love of mine. No new age "music".
WOW, 😯 I JUST DISCOVERED YOU TODAY, AUGUST 3, 23. WHAT A BLESSED DISCOVERY! GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED YOU WITH GREAT TALENT, OF MUSIC AND MINISTRY. IT TOOK ME BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD. WE SANG ALL THESE HEALING, ENCOURAGING HYMNS IN MY CHURCH. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN, ENERGIZE, AND GIVE YOU PEACEFUL CLAM, AS YOU CONTINUE TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE! THANK YOU KINDLY FOR ALL YOU DO.
REBECCA VANCOUVER WA, USA
I USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS SO I CAN SEE IT. I'M VISION IMPAIRED. 🤗✝️🙏🏽💟🙌🏽🛐👋🏽👼🏽
It's all about Jesus, this song says it all❤
Because He first loved me, amazing love! Thank you!
Hearing one of my piano students play this hymn gave me one of my first witnesses of my Savior. I love it so much!
I love Jesus more than anything else in this world because He loved me first and He died for my sins. I will live for Him all my life. Hallelujah.
Because He first loves me❤
AMEN AMEN AMEN PRAISE GOD Our SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST FOREVER AND EVER. Smiles.
Thank you Jesus for everything amen 🙏
Oh, how I love Jesus ❤
My favorite verse is, "whose heart❤ can feel my deepest woe...who in each sorrow bears a part that none (no other) can bear below"...what a joy to learn of the "other" verse that talks about the "still, small voice" that tells me not to fear! In these past 10 years, I have lost so many of my loved ones through 4 types of loss: death, divorce, disease and distance....but Immanuel has never left my side, giving me hope for the future and providing new relationships. Oh, How I LOVE JESUS❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂
Oh how l love Jesus!!
AMEN AMEN AMEN PRAISE GOD THE LORd Our S.
Dear brother in Christ, there is something so wonderful about the way you explain the songs...it helps us to enjoy and savour each hymn. I remember singing this hymn in my childhood. In the same tune of this chorus we used to sing the words, "To me He is wonderful (3) To know that Jesus is mine". So a few of us would sing Oh how I love Jesus and the others, To me He's wonderful......this way we used to enjoy this song.....thank you for sharing all the 9 stanzas....May God bless your unique ministry.
This song brings up so much emotion for me from my youth. I heard it today in church and it struck a nerve as I have recently recommited my heart to Jesus and God. So it made me happy to hear this today and I enjoyed the history and explanation of it.Thank you for your video.
This is one of my favorite hymns. It’s a prayer. Thank you for sharing.
Your performance of this is heartfelt and moving. I can’t sing worth shucks, but I love to pick hymns on my ukulele and noodle around on it. So I played with you. Blessings to you today. Thank you.
Wonderful thank you sooo much
A Beautiful Old Hymn. Please keep up your anointed work!!! ❤🙏♥
I LOVE this song. I didn't know that there was so many verses.
A reminder to me of oh how I love Jesus dearly because He first loved me❤
I went to a presbyterian church sponsored school in the 70s and we loved to sing these songs in the students christian union services. They are wonderful and remain a blessing to me whenever I sing them. Their poetic setup and the rich biblical background remain alive and very powerful today. Glory be to God forever. Amen.
Oh we often sang this song in our Sunday school and we enjoy even today in the family prayers . As we sing this song we feel so much solace with in.
I have worked in the nursing home MANY years holding church service! We have ALWAYS used the OLD HYMN BOOKS and sung the OLD SONGS! Because most of the folks sang such hymns as children even alzhiemer patients sang them with such delight! One easter season a "seven eleven" church visited the home on another day of the week, and I over heard one ask the others "I did not know ANY of their songs, did you?" And they all agreeed they did not!!!
Amen. Hallelujah.
I love LORD JESUS more than before and will love HIM more and more because HE first love me
We know there are hymns for children are simpler those for adults. But children will also remember the hymns sung in adult church service.
I like the whole song, every verse, every word, because it is so true. Jesus fills my heart with His love.
❤ we song this song when I was just a little boy in church attending with my parents 😢😢😢
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I love what you have done. I thank you so much for you sharing this lovely and wonderful story. I never knew there were 9 verses of this beautiful song. O how I love JESUS.
And when Christmas comes around. Hark the Herald angels sings had SUCH profound and riveting lyrics... People don't hear then. Is love for you to shine a light on the carol
I love the song. It’s one of the songs I have given to be sang at my funeral along with “Everyday with Jesus”. Thank you for sharing the background of these beautiful hymns.
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling. Oh what a beautiful hymn❤
I love the mosiac cross in the background. That's awesome. "His precious blood, our perfect plea!"
Thanks for sharing all the verses. I am going to learn and sing the ones I havent heard before😊 ... to listen to the still Voice to trust Him... and the fragrance of His Name on my rugged road ...which sweetens my thorny path! Beautiful words...strong encouragement. Thank you precious Lord for our rich inheritance😊
❤❤❤ Amen praise the Lord❤❤❤❤
We often sang all the verses. Small and happy congregation
Thank you for this song I remember only knowing and singing the chorus did not know the rest of the lyrics thank you very much for singing and sharing the lyrics. We Thank God for his children Who inspired by Holy Spirit has written this beautiful song with so much a depth . Thank you for singing for us
I never knew that the chorus of this song was an independent refrain that was sometimes used in other hymns as well. That is actually my favorite part of this hymn; I remember singing it so often as a child.
Love your voice and the explanation you give for each song.. May the Lord bless your blessed ministry.
I have loved this song all my life. It is so special to me.
I am so excited to find this video. I live daily singing hymns they keep me going.
What about this one?
The Love of God
V3
Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies of parchment made
We’re every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade ,
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
What beautiful words.
Love that beautiful story I love that hymn that is 1 of my favorite hymns
I appreciate this. Thank you for sharing with us.
Beautiful just beautiful. I'm blessed. Thank you and God bless you. It's 4am and I couldn't sleep. I just came across this video. Thrilled to find out that you've done this on other hymns too. Looking forward to relishing them all. Thanks again.
If you haven't done it yet, I have connections to the Beneath the cross of Jesus. It's words break me. Id love to hear it's tale.
I love CHRIST JESUS
HE LOVED me so to do THE FATHERSFATHER'S WILL there at Gesthemane, the prerequisite of the death on a cross for fallen me that was undone due to heritage of Eve doubting THE FATHER in Eden. Now HE has revealed THE GREAT MYSTERY OF HIS LOVE to me. How i love HIM!🎹
Your channel showed up on my phone a few minutes ago for the first time. Thank you, Luke, for the wonderful way you introduce this beautiful hymn. I appreciate you provide all 9 verses, giving the chance to follow the composer's train of thoughts as a whole. It is thrilling to praise the Lord for a good length of time with just one hymn that praises Him so well. Now there is no lack of words to praise Him for the great things He has done. I am subscribing to your channel for many more edifying ways to praise and worship the Lord.
I am doublely thankful that you are singing ALL nine verses according to the melody as written. Praise God.
Many blessings to you and yours.
I think the long Ohooooo how i love Jesus. is so soulful and I think that's the hook along with other long soulful moments in the song that makes it so enjoyable to sing. The hymn reflects humanity's yearning for a personal connection with the divine, expressing an outpouring of deep love toward Jesus that stems from our innate spiritual longing. The direct expression of love represents our desire for reciprocated love and eternal communion with God. The universality and endurance of its message over generations suggests an innate metaphysical dimension to human consciousness.
Thanks for your sharing..from Indonesia
Hi Luke. Once again thanks for all the " homework" you do do compile these programs. I enjoy these old hyms and have grown up in church and at home with various "artists" or gospel singers playing on old time record turntables. Later tape casettes then came CD s. Now all is found on a little pocket computer. The cellphone. I really enjoy this program. Shalom.
Thank you for sharing all the verses. The one that so spoke to my heart was "It tells of One whose loving heart can feel my deepest woe, who in each sorrow bears a part that none can bear below". How true it is. My precious husband went home to be with the Lord last year. I am so thankful for friends and family, yet none can understand, comfort and minister as my dear Lord and Savior does.
Thank you, brother. This was such a blessing. I have many many memories of singing and learning the sign language to this song when I was a child. To get to hear all the verses has been such a blessing and it's message has been very encouraging. The lines that were precious to me were "It tells me of a Father's smile beaming upon His child" and shows the deep affection Father God feels for his children. I really enjoyed getting to sing this song again. Thank you again and God Bless.
Oh. How. I. Love. Jesus. Yes. I. Do
Just love this song
Luke - thanks for sharing all 9 verses; good stuff! Scott & Deb, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA; Sunday morning 7:40 am, March 3, 2024
Just discovered your site. So informative on the 9 verses. Thank you for singing them. Enjoyed so much. I’ll SING the eternal song.
His precious blood ❤
God bless you. Amen
Thank you needed this tonight
Thank you so much for this wonderful encouragement. The Lord knew just how much I needed it today and it popped up as I have been struggling.
Yes I know this song so glad he loves me thank you
I am so blessed to hear these old and well sung songs. Maranatha 💜
Yes I remember, that chorus especially very well.
New listener here. Thank you! I am hoping to use your videos in my history classes.
Wonderful video! This rendition is truly my favorite. I wonder if i can find a version comparable to it on Spotify.
{ love this program with Luke Powell its so inspirational. thank you Luke!
Beautiful job, Luke! Have always loved this hymn.
Thankyou. That was lovely !
Thank you Brother
I love the old songs
The words mean so much and how I love my Saviour 🙏❤️
Just found you on yt and subbed. I really enjoyed hearing you speak about each line. I will be listening for more songs.
I am following you and I'm learning a lot .
Please inform us on "Come thou fount of many blessings"
Regards.
Kenyan.
That's on my list! I will be doing a video on it shortly.
I agree! Yes!
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Beautiful!
Will you please do the history and sing the song "How much more" by John Gowens? Thanks for your consideration in this request.
Well Brother Luke, that was so uplifting. It was just what I needed today. Thank you for your encouraging and inspiring channel.I was always curious of how these lovely old hymns came to be.Nothing can compare to them even though there are many modern and beautiful praise and worship songs. Bless you and your ministry dear friend. Hugs and Christian love from British Columbia Canada.
Thank you for your ministry and music. I particularly enjoyed how much you were enjoying singing and playing. A blessing.
We used to sing it all the time but other than the first verse the others don't sound quite right, so I suspect words were changed to suit the singers or the church theology. It is one I often sing to myself but only the first verse & chorus as I can remember the rest of it as it was so long ago. I will have to see if I still have one of the old hymnals in my book cupboard.
Thank you 🙏😊! Psalm 9:10 Enjoy: Lol I am with you always 💯th video at Chris Phally channel. Keeping your selves in the love of God. ❤
Thank you for your Channel I grew up with these beautiful Songs. God Bless and keep you in Sweet Jesus name i pray Amen. ♥🙏🙏
Because He first loved me
love Jesus..🙏❤
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Who was singing the harmony, please.🎚️🕊️💙🤓
That was me as well, I added in the organ part and the harmony. Much fun!
@@LukePowellMinistries WOW, 😲 that was great! Thank you kindly for your quick response. Have a Blessed Day. 🤓🍵📖🎚️
How to subscribe.. ?
This was the song my mom sang to my children as babies to put them to sleep.
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