| Book: | 1987 Song Book |
| Chapter: | Means of Grace |
Jesus, tender lover of my soul
chorus: Arthur S. Arnott (1870-1941)The chorus was written for a melody which Arthur Arnott adapted from a tune he heard at a Sunday-school anniversary.Edward Joy heard the chorus at congress meetings in Melbourne, when he was travelling with Commissioner T. Henry Howard, and later wrote the verses during a spiritual day for cadets at Clapton, where General Bramwell Booth spoke of Christ as the 'Gardener of the Soul'. The song was published in The Musical Salvationist, August 1920, a special issue entitled'International Gleanings', which included songs collected during Commissioner Howard's world tour in 1919.
| Book: | 1987 Tune Book |
| Composer: | Arthur Smith Arnott (1870-1941) |
| Lyricist: | Arthur Smith Arnott (1870-1941) |
| Key: | G |
| Alt. Key: | G♭ |
| Tempo: | 66 |
| Capo: | -- |
| Metronome: | ♩ = 66 |
| Meter: | None |