William Ralph Featherston

Deceased Person

1846 – 1875

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Who was William Ralph Featherston?

William Ralph Featherston was a Christian hymnwriter, who wrote the poem My Jesus I Love Thee. He is believed to have written the poem at the age of either 12 or 16 years.

In 1876 Adoniram Gordon used the poem as lyrics for a hymn.

Featherston died prior to his 27th birthday, and is not known to have written any other songs.

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Born
Jul 23, 1846
Montreal
Died
1875

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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