Sing unto the Lord, bless His name.
Psalm 96:2
Words: Susan C. Harder, in Gems of Song, edited by Ira Sankey & Hubert P. Main (New York & Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1901), page 143.
Music: Buenos Aires, Ira D. Sankey, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Harder (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Just a single look at Jesus
Makes me sing and bless His name;
Fills my soul with peace and gladness,
Takes away all care and pain.
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Just a single look at Jesus,
O how precious to behold!
And the peace and joy it bringeth,
Surely never can be told.
Just a single look at Jesus
Fills my soul with holy mirth,
Makes me feel how vain and transient
Are the fleeting things of earth.
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Just a single look at Jesus
Shows my heart its depth of sin;
Draws me to the living fountain,
Cleanseth me from every stain.
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Just a single look at Jesus
Drives all sorrow from my breast;
Makes the grave a starry portal,
Leading to the land of rest.
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