Scripture Verse

Be not afraid, only believe. Mark 5:36

Introduction

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Sylvanus D. Phelps (1816–1895)

Words: Syl­va­nus D. Phelps, in The Palm of Vic­to­ry, ed­it­ed by Le­roy H. Dow­ling (St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri: L. H. Dow­ling, 1874), page 76.

Music: Es­pí­ri­to San­to Zim­ri M. Par­vin (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Come, trem­bling soul, be not afraid,
On Je­sus all thy sins were laid;
And He thy hope­less debt has paid,
Only be­lieve, on­ly be­lieve.

Refrain

Believe, and He will par­don thee,
Believe, and you His love shall see;
Believe, and He’ll save you and me.
Only be­lieve, on­ly be­lieve.

The Suf­fer­er in the gar­den see,
The Lamb of God on Cal­va­ry,
And all that pain and death for thee,
Only be­lieve, on­ly be­lieve.

Refrain

The crim­son stream, thy Sav­ior’s blood,
Has pow­er to bring thee nigh to God,
Cleansed in its pre­cious heal­ing flood,
Only be­lieve, on­ly be­lieve.

Refrain

In won­drous love He calls to­day;
Cast now thy guil­ty doubts away;
Free par­don take with­out de­lay;
Only be­lieve, on­ly be­lieve.

Refrain

For Thee, O Christ, all things I leave;
To Thee, my Sav­ior, now I cleave;
And I, as Thou dost me re­ceive,
Only be­lieve, on­ly be­lieve.

Refrain