Scripture Verse

Ye have sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be redeemed without money. Isaiah 52:3

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 1, num­ber 1199.

Music: Clyne Robert F. Smith, in Car­ols for Use in Church, by Ri­chard R. Chope (Lon­don: Will­iam Clowes & Sons, 1894) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

  • Alida Am­eri­can tune (🔊 pdf nwc)
  • Cleansing Fount­ain 19th Cen­tu­ry Am­eri­can camp meet­ing tune (🔊 pdf nwc)

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

portrait
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

To sin, the world, and Sa­tan sold,
Look up, thou wretch­ed slave,
The Ran­som­er of men be­hold,
Who comes thy soul to save:
He laid the ran­som down for thee,
That spot­less Lamb of God;
The par­don is to sin­ners free,
But cost Him all His blood.