Created in 15 minutes from a phrase that was written down.

Title: O How He Loves You And Me
Composer: Kurt Kaiser
Arranger: Dino Kartsonakis

Kurt Kaiser, from Chicago, IL, wrote this piece in about 10 to 15 minutes. It is one that is requested a lot. Kurt is a great musician who would listen to phrases that people said and write them down. Every now and then he would revisit his collection of phrases and came across "Oh how he loves you and me". This triggered the idea of this piece and it all came rushing to him. He originally only wrote one verse, and when he sent it to the Copyright Office in Washington, they said that there was not enough original lyric to warrant the granting of a copyright. Therefore, he wrote a second companion verse and finally it was approved.

I'm dedicating this piece to a couple who live near me. They are going through some tough times as the husband's dad just went on hospice while he is transitioning to a new job and struggling to make ends meet. The wife reached out to me and asked me to pray, as her husband also got news that he needs to have heart surgery because of an enlarged valve. I'm praying for you, Stesha, and hope that your family pulls through all of this. Much love.

Lyrics:
Oh, how He loves you and me
Oh, how He loves you and me
He gave his life
What more could He give
Oh, how He loves you
Oh, how He loves me
Oh, how He loves you and me

Jesus to Calvary did go,
His love for sinners to show.
What He did there
brought hope from despair.
Oh, how He loves you;
Oh, how He loves me;
Oh, how He loves you and me.

Oh, how He loves you and me,
Oh how He loves you and me.
He gave his life, what
more could He give?
Oh, how He loves you;
Oh, how He loves me;
Oh, how He loves you and me.

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