Once a sin­ner far from Je­sus,
I was per­ish­ing with cold,
But the bless­èd Sav­ior heard me when I cried;
Then He threw His robe around me,
And He led me to His fold,
And I’m liv­ing on the hal­le­lu­jah side.

Refrain

Oh, glo­ry be to Je­sus, let the hal­le­lu­jahs roll;
Help me ring the Sav­ior’s prais­es far and wide,
For I’ve op­ened up tow’rd Hea­ven
All the win­dows of my soul,
And I’m liv­ing on the hal­le­lujah side.

Tho’ the world may sweep around me
With her daz­zle and her dreams,
Yet I en­vy not her va­ni­ties and pride,
For my soul looks up to Hea­ven,
Where the gold­en sun­light gleams,
And I’m liv­ing on the hal­le­lu­jah side.

Refrain

Not for all earth’s gold­en mill­ions
Would I leave this pre­cious place,
Tho’ the tempt­er to per­suade me oft has tried,
For I’m safe in God’s pa­vil­ion,
Happy in His love and grace,
And I’m liv­ing on the hal­le­lu­jah side.

Refrain

Here the sun is al­ways shin­ing,
Here the sky is al­ways bright;
’Tis no place for gloomy Chris­tians to abide,
For my soul is filled with mu­sic
And my heart with great de­light,
And I’m liv­ing on the hal­le­lujah side.

Refrain

And up­on the streets of glo­ry,
When we reach the oth­er shore,
And have safe­ly crossed the Jor­dan’s roll­ing tide,
You will find me shout­ing Glo­ry
Just out­side my man­sion door
Where I’m liv­ing on the hal­le­lu­jah side.

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