Scripture Verse

He is able…to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him. Hebrews 7:25

Introduction

Words: Mark Ad­ams, in Spir­it and Life, by Ed­mund S. Lo­renz & Da­vid E. Dortch (Day­ton, Ohio: Christian Pub­lish­ing As­so­cia­tion, 1893), num­ber 1.

Music: John Tib­balls (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I wan­dered once in woe and shame,
My life was lost in sin’s fierce flame;
Now I be­lieve in Je­sus’ name;
My soul is saved, sing hal­le­lujah!

Refrain

Sing hal­le­lujah, I am saved!
Sing hal­le­lu­jah, I am saved!
From sin and shame, thro’ Je­sus’ name,
My soul is saved, sing hal­le­lu­jah!

I wan­dered far, but found no peace,
From sin’s alarms no glad re­lease;
But Je­sus bade my strug­gles cease,
And I am saved, sing hal­le­lujah!

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I once was weak and pas­sion’s slave,
And Sa­tan’s on­set dared not brave;
But Christ has pow­er the weak to save,
And I am saved, sing hal­le­lu­jah!

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A son of God, a child of light,
With hope and joy my life is bright;
Despair and gloom have taken flight,
For I am saved, sing hal­le­lu­jah!

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