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.

Inspiration

According to Tim Challies,