To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.
Jude 1:25
Words: Mrs. G. M. Harrington, in Joyful Lays, edited by Benjamin B. Beall et al. (Douglasville, Georgia: B. B. Beall, 1903), number 46.
Music: Donglü J. Guy Beall, 1903 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Harrington’s full name, or where to get a good photo of her (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I can sing the glad new anthem
With the ransomed host above;
With the saved I now am sharing
In the gifts of wondrous love.
Refrain
Glory be to God forever,
I can join the glad refrain;
I am numbered with the ransomed,
Glory be to God again.
I can sing the glad new anthem,
I was bound, but now I’m free;
By His blood on Calvary flowing
Christ the Lord hath ransomed me.
Refrain
I can sing the glad new anthem,
I was blind, but now I see;
Since I’ve turned mine eyes on Jesus
Light hath sweetly dawned on me.
Refrain
Can my lips be mute then longer,
When such gifts as these are mine?
When the Savior says, so sweetly,
All I have is freely thine.
Refrain