Blessèd the hour when Je­sus first spoke
Peace to my soul, which, bur­dened with sin,
Long had been strug­gling, sad and alone;
Blessèd the hour when Je­sus came in.

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Blessèd the hour when Je­sus, my Sav­ior,
Entered my life, and made me His child!

Constantly near wher­ev­er I go,
Jesus, my guide, pro­tect­or and friend,
Gives me a joy the world can­not know;
Glorious friend­ship, ne­ver to end.

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Soon shall I come to life’s clos­ing scenes;
Soon earth­ly journ’y­ings all shall be past;
Jesus, my Sav­ior, true to the end,
Then shall re­ceive and give me sweet rest.

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