Scripture Verse

Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. John 5:14

Introduction

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William M. Lighthall
1865–1949

Words: Will­iam M. Light­hall, in Win­o­na Hymns, ed­it­ed by J. Wil­bur Chap­man & Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia; New York; Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri & San Fran­cis­co, Ca­li­for­nia: Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion & Sab­bath School Work, 1906), num­ber 193.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

There’s a song in my heart that my lips can­not sing,
’Tis praise in the high­est to Je­sus my king;
Its mu­sic each mo­ment is thrill­ing my soul,
For I was a sin­ner, but Christ made me whole.

Refrain

A sin­ner made whole! A sin­ner made whole!
The Sav­ior has bought me and ran­somed my soul!
My heart it is sing­ing, the an­them is ring­ing,
For I was a sin­ner, but Christ made me whole.

I shall stand one day fault­less and pure by His throne,
Transformed from my im­age, con­formed to His own;
Then I shall find words for the song of my soul,
For I was a sin­ner, but Christ made me whole.

Refrain

All the mu­sic of Hea­ven, so per­fect and sweet,
Will blend with my song just to make it com­plete,
Thro’ ag­es un­end­ing the ech­oes will roll,
For I was a sin­ner, but Christ made me whole.

Refrain