Scripture Verse

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Introduction

Words: Maud Fra­ser, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 6, by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main and John Church, 1891), num­ber 14.

Music: Ni­co­bar James Mc­Gra­na­han, 1891 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

’Tis a true and faith­ful say­ing,
Jesus died for sin­ful men;
Tho’ we’ve told the sto­ry oft­en,
We must tell it o’er again.

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O glad and glo­ri­ous Gos­pel!
With joy we now pro­claim,
A full and free sal­va­tion,
Through faith in Je­sus’ name.

He has made a full atone­ment,
Now His sav­ing work is done;
He has sa­tis­fied the Fa­ther,
Who ac­cepts us in His Son.

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Still upon His hands the nail prints,
And the scars up­on His brow;
Our Re­deem­er, Lord and Sav­ior
In the glo­ry stand­eth now.

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But re­mem­ber, this same Je­sus
In the clouds will come again,
And with Him His blood-bought peo­ple
Evermore shall live and reign.

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