Once I was far from Je­sus,
A strang­er to His grace,
But o’er the mount­ains bleak and cold
He sought my steps to trace;
One day, praise God, He found me,
And brought me to His fold,
And now I feel His won­drous grace
Can ne’er be ful­ly told.

Refrain

Yes, by grace alone,
God help­ing me, I’ll stand.
True and faith­ful till
I reach the glo­ry land,
Just trust­ing Him each mo­ment
For His help di­vine,
Confessing Je­sus,
My bless­èd Sav­ior.

He’s filled my life with bless­ing,
And changed my heart’s de­sire;
To wit­ness for Him day by day
My soul is all on fire;
Full well I know that dan­gers
Lie thick­ly round my way,
But keep­ing sight of Je­sus Christ
I can­not go astray.

Refrain

So more and more of Je­sus
I’m learn­ing ev­ery day;
With such a pre­cious friend and guide
I’ll fol­low all the way;
I can re­flect His im­age,
And eve­ry­one around
My tes­ti­mo­ny clear shall know:
The Sav­ior I have found.

Refrain