Scripture Verse

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Psalm 107:2

Introduction

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Daniel W. Whittle (1840–1901)

Words: Da­ni­el W. Whit­tle, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 4‎, ed­it­ed by James Mc­Gra­na­han et al. (New York: John Church and Big­low & Main, 1881). Some hym­nals give the au­thor as El Na­than, one of Whit­tle’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: James Mc­Gra­na­han (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan (1840–1907)
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Lyrics

Redeemed! Re­deemed!
Oh, sing the joy­ful strain!
Give praise; give praise and glo­ry to His name;
Who gave His blood our souls to save,
And pur­chased free­dom for the slave!
And pur­chased free­dom for the slave!

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Redeemed! Re­deemed! From sin and all its woe!
Redeemed! Re­deemed! Eter­nal life to know!
Redeemed! Re­deemed! By Je­sus’ blood,
Redeemed! Re­deemed! Oh, praise the Lord!

What grace! What grace!
That He who calmed the wave,
Should stoop, my soul, my guil­ty soul to save!
That He the curse should bear for me,
A sin­ful wretch, His ene­my!
A sin­ful wretch, His ene­my!

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Redeemed! Re­deemed!
The word has brought re­pose,
And joy, and joy, that each re­deemed one knows,
Who sees his sins on Je­sus laid,
And knows His blood the ran­som paid,
And knows His blood the ran­som paid.

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Redeemed! Re­deemed!
O joy, that I should be
In Christ, in Christ, from sin for­ev­er free!
Forever free to praise His name,
Who bore for me the guilt and shame,
Who bore for me the guilt and shame.

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