Scripture Verse

You…were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold…but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Peter 1:18–19

Introduction

Words: Min­nie A. Grei­ner-Ed­ing­ton, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel & R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Adam Gei­bel Mu­sic, 1901), num­ber 188.

Music: Plo­če Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

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Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

The pre­cious sac­ri­fice is made,
The price di­vine at last is paid;
O world, in shame and sor­row hide:
Your Sav­ior ye have cru­ci­fied!

The Sav­ior’s life of serv­ice sweet
At last is fin­ished and com­plete;
His glo­ri­ous miss­ion now is done!
A world’s sal­va­tion has been won!

The Lord hath op­ened wide the gate,
Where Heav­en’s gleam­ing ci­ty waits,
And all who will may en­ter there,
Within those heav’n­ly man­sions fair.