1 Blessed is the peace divine within my soul,
Since the purifying stream has made me whole;
Christ the Saviour in me,
From all sin He sets me free,
Hallelujah for the cleansing stream!
Chorus:
Hallelujah for the stream, the cleansing, purifying stream,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Now the Spirit dwells within
And my heart is free from sin,
Hallelujah for the cleansing stream!
2 Wonderful the time the Holy Spirit came,
In that moment all of life was set aflame;
On the altar all was laid,
For all time the price was paid,
Hallelujah for the cleansing stream! [Chorus]
3 Gracious pow’r is giv’n to walk life’s changing way,
Strength divine is always granted day by day;
Trusting in the blood alone,
For my sin it shall atone,
Hallelujah for the cleansing stream! [Chorus]
Source: Songs of the Sanctuary #66
Lillenas, Bertha Mae (nee Wilson). (?--1945). First wife of Haldor Lillenas, mother of their two children. Ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Evangelist, singer, and composer, as well as artist at the piano. Deets Pacific Bible College, Los Angeles (later Pasadena College). With her husband, pastored churches at Lompoc and Pomona, California; Auburn, Illinois; Peniel, Texas; Redlands, Calif.; and Indianapolis, Indiana. She often preached.
She had a gift for writing songs easy to sing on powerful gospel themes. Since she was a contralto, she wrote most numbers in a low key. The text of "Jesus Took My Burden" (Johnson Oatman) was sent to Haldor Lillenas to be set to music, but the musical setting he wrote visited virtually all p… Go to person page >
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