Adoniram Judson Gordon (1836-1895) was an American Baptist preacher, writer, composer, and founder of Gordon College. Gordon edited two hymn books and wrote the hymn tunes for at least fifteen hymns, including "My Jesus, I Love Thee," a hymn that has been included in nearly every evangelical hymnal published from 1876 to the present time. His most remembered work is probably The Ministry of Healing, a highly revered book on divine healing—physical, mental, and spiritual.[ My Jesus I Love Thee is a poem written by William Ralph Featherston in 1864, when he was 16 years old. Later on, in 1876 Adoniram Gordon added music to it.Adoniram Judson Gordon (1836-1895) was an American Baptist preacher, writer, composer, and founder of Gordon College. Gordon edited two hymn books and wrote the hymn tunes for at least fifteen hymns, including "My Jesus, I Love Thee," a hymn that has been included in nearly every evangelical hymnal published from 1876 to the present time. His most remembered work is probably The Ministry of Healing, a highly revered book on divine healing—physical, mental, and spiritual.[My Jesus I Love Thee is a poem written by.