Scripture Verse

We have redemption through His blood. Ephesians 1:7

Introduction

Words: Sam­uel M. Say­ford (1846–1921).

Music: Gü­ters­loh Pe­ter P. Bil­horn, 1887 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Peter P. Bilhorn (1865–1936)

Lyrics

Redemption! oh, won­der­ful story—
Glad mes­sage for you and for me;
That Je­sus has pur­chased our par­don,
And paid all the debt on the tree.

Refrain

Believe it, O sin­ner, be­lieve it;
Receive the glad mes­sage—’tis true;
Trust now in the cru­ci­fied Sav­ior,
Salvation He of­fers to you.

From death un­to life He has brought us,
And made us by grace sons of God;
A foun­tain is op­ened for sin­ners;
Oh, wash and be cleansed in the blood!

Refrain

No long­er shall sin have do­min­ion,
Though pre­sent to tempt and an­noy;
For Christ, in His bless­èd re­demp­tion,
The pow­er of sin shall de­stroy.

Refrain

Accept now God’s of­fer of mer­cy;
To Je­sus, oh hast­en to­day;
For He will re­ceive him that com­eth,
And ne­ver will turn him away.

Refrain