According to His mercy He saved us.
Titus 3:5
Words: G. F. Clayton, in Triumphant Songs No. 1, edited by Edwin O. Excell & Sam P. Jones (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: William Briggs, 1887), number 149.
Music: Enumclaw Henry A. Lewis, 1887 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tune:
If you know Clayton’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him or Lewis (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Sing, my soul, oh, sing with rapture
Of God’s wondrous love to thee,
How He broke the chains of darkness,
And from death hath set thee free.
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Oh the glory, radiant glory,
Shining in my soul today;
All of darkness, doubts and sadness,
Are forever passed away.
Oh, the bliss of this salvation,
Full salvation from all sin,
Pardoned, cleansed, and saved forever,
Jesus Christ enthroned within.
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I am saved, I have the witness,
Of the Spirit, full and free;
All is peace, and joy, and gladness,
Jesus Christ abides with me.
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We are one, oh blessèd union,
Heav’nly fellowship divine;
Day by day we walk together,
I am His, and He is mine.
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Soon within the golden city,
Where my loved ones wait for me,
There the King in His own beauty,
Face to face I soon shall see.
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