1 At peace with God: How blest I am;
No guilty fears torment my soul,
His Spirit witness bears with mine
That I am pardon’d, cleans’d, made whole.
Chorus:
At peace with God: My sin is gone!
No condemnation now have I,
My soul has found its resting place,
The blessed Christ, the Christ of Calvary.
2 How did this blessing come to me,
Whose life was dark with many a stain?
I brought to Him my broken heart,
He welcomed me and took me in. [Chorus]
3 As far as east is from the west,
So far from me my sin He bore,
The law’s accusing voice He stilled,
My sin could trouble me no more. [Chorus]
4 At peace with God: O hallowed Cross
Whereon this wondrous peace was made;
‘Twas there my sin was blotted out,
‘Twas there my penalty was paid. [Chorus]
Source: New Radio Songs and Choruses of the Gospel No. 4 #53
Thomas O. Chisholm was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. His boyhood was spent on a farm and in teaching district schools. He spent five years as editor of the local paper at Franklin. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 26 and soon after was business manager and office editor of the "Pentecostal Herald" of Louisville, Ky. In 1903 he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church South. His aim in writing was to incorporate as much as Scripture as possible and to avoid flippant or sentimental themes.
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