Scripture Verse

A Savior, and a great one. Isaiah 19:20

Introduction

Words: An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 77.

Music: Mehl­ville An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 77 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Anthony J. Showalter
1858–1924

Lyrics

We lay our burdens
All down at Jesus’ feet,
And at His bidding
Find peace and rest so sweet.

Refrain

O what a Savior!
O what a friend is He!
On Calv’ry’s mountain
He died to set us free.

No more we wander
In sin’s destructive road;
Jesus, the mighty,
Has lifted that great load.

Refrain

We now can praise Him,
Our only hope is He;
Within Him in glory
We’ll spend eternity.

Refrain