I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.
John 12:47
Words: William McDonald, Songs of Joy and Gladness (Boston, Massachusetts: McDonald & Gill, 1885), number 252.
Music: In the Sweet By and By Joseph P. Webster, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of McDonald (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I am coming to Jesus for rest,
Rest, such as the purified know;
My soul is athirst to be blest,
To be washed and made whiter than snow.
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I believe Jesus saves,
And His blood washes whiter than snow;
I believe Jesus saves,
And His blood washes whiter than snow;
In coming, my sin I deplore,
My weakness and poverty show;
I long to be saved evermore,
To be washed and made whiter than snow.
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To Jesus I give up my all,
Every treasure and idol I know;
For His fullness of blessing I call,
Till His blood washes whiter than snow.
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I am trusting in Jesus alone,
Trusting now His salvation to know;
And His blood doth so fully atone,
I am washed and made whiter than snow.
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My heart is in raptures of love,
Love, such as the ransomed ones know;
I am strengthened with might from above,
I am washed and made whiter than snow.
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