JESUS IS ALL THE WORLD TO ME

JESUS IS ALL THE WORLD TO ME is a hymn tune in 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.3, composed by Will L. Thompson (1847–1909). In a hymnal the tune has a name of its own, printed in capitals, because the same music carries many texts: any hymn written in its meter can be sung to it.

The four-part harmony played here comes from the Open Hymnal Project's public-domain edition (copied from "The New Century Hymnal", 1904, Hymn 9. Lyrics: same source). Choose any text below and press play to hear the words sung to JESUS IS ALL THE WORLD TO ME, with the lines highlighted as they come — on organ, piano or guitar, in any key.

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