Scripture Verse

Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Hebrews 9:28

Introduction

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J. Wilbur Chapman
1859–1918

Words: J. Wil­bur Chap­man, cir­ca 1908. Chap­man gave two po­ems (in­clud­ing this one) to Charles Marsh. Marsh then wrote the tune, but there was dis­a­gree­ment ov­er the co­py­right be­tween two pub­lish­ers. As a re­sult, this song was not pub­lished un­til 1911.

Music: Charles H. Marsh (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Marsh (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

One day when Hea­ven was filled with His praises,
One day when sin was as black as could be,
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin,
Dwelt among men, my example is He!

Refrain

Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
Buried, He carried my sins far away;
Rising, He justified freely for­ev­er;
One day He’s coming—O glo­ri­ous day!

One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain,
One day they nailed Him to die on the tree;
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected:
Bearing our sins, my Re­deem­er is He!

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One day they left Him alone in the garden,
One day He rested, from suffering free;
Angels came down o’er His tomb to keep vigil;
Hope of the hopeless, my Sav­ior is He!

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One day the grave could conceal Him no longer,
One day the stone rolled away from the door;
Then He arose, over death He had conquered;
Now is as­cend­ed, my Lord ev­er­more!

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One day the trumpet will sound for His coming,
One day the skies with His glories will shine;
Wonderful day, my belovèd ones bringing;
Glorious Sav­ior, this Je­sus is mine!

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