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Text: | "He Saves to the Uttermost" |
Author: | Chas. I. Butler |
Tune: | [I was once far away from the Savior] |
Composer: | Jno. R. Sweney |
1 I was once far away from the Savior
And as vile as a sinner could be;
I wondered if Christ, the Redeemer,
Would save a poor sinner like me.
I wandered on in the darkness,
Not a ray of light could I see;
And the tho't fill'd my heart with sadness,
There's no hope for a sinner like me.
2 But there in that lonely hour
A voice sweetly whispered to me,
Saying "Christ, the Redeemer, hath power
To save a poor sinner like thee."
I listened, and lo! 'twas the Savior
That was speaking so kindly to me:
I cried, "I'm the chief of sinners,
Thou canst save a poor sinner like me."
3 Fully then trust I in Jesus,
And oh, what a joy came to me;
My heart was filled with praises,
For he saved a poor sinner like me.
No longer in darkness I'm walking,
For the light is shining on me,
And now unto others I'm telling
How he saved a poor sinner like me.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I was once far away from the Savior |
Title: | "He Saves to the Uttermost" |
Author: | Chas. I. Butler |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1879 |
Copyright: | Copyright, 1878, by John R. Sweney |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I was once far away from the Savior] |
Composer: | Jno. R. Sweney |
Key: | A♭ Major |