Monday, April 11, 2005

Free From the Law (Once for All)

Hymn lyrics and Music by Philip P. Bliss

Verse 1

Free from the law, O happy condition,
Jesus has bled and there is remission;
Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall,
Grace hath redeemed us once for all.

Chorus

Once for all, O sinner, receive it,
Once for all, O brother, believe it;
Cling to the cross, the burden will fall,
Christ hath redeemed us once for all.

Verse 2

Now we are free, there’s no condemnation,
Jesus provides a perfect salvation.
“Come unto Me,” O hear His sweet call,
Come, and He saves us once for all.

Chorus

Verse 3

“Children of God,” O glorious calling,
Surely His grace will keep us from falling;
Passing from death to life at His call;
Blessed salvation once for all.

Chorus

Monday, April 04, 2005

He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions

Hymn lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm,
Music by Merrill Dunlop,
Copyright Status unknown

Verse 1

He was wounded for our transgressions,
He bore our sins in His body on the tree;
For our guilt He gave us peace,
From our bondage gave release,
And with His stripes,
And with His stripes,
And with His stripes our souls are healed.

Verse 2

He was numbered among transgressors,
We did esteem Him forsaken by His God;
As our sacrifice He died,
That the law be satisfied,
And all our sin,
And all our sin,
And all our sin was laid on Him.

Verse 3

We had wandered, we all had wandered
Far from the fold of the Shepherd of the sheep;
But He sought us where we were,
On the mountains bleak and bare,
And brought us home,
And brought us home,
And brought us safely home to God.

Verse 4

Who can number His generation?
Who shall declare all the triumphs of His Cross?
Millions, dead, now live again,
Myriads follow in His train!
Victorious Lord,
Victorious Lord,
Victorious Lord and coming King!

Sunday, April 03, 2005

I Will Sing of My Redeemer

Hymn lyrics by Philip P. Bliss,
Music by James McGranahan

Verse 1

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered,
From the curse to set me free.

Chorus

Sing, oh sing, of my Redeemer,
With His blood, He purchased me.
On the cross, He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt, and made me free.

Verse 2

I will tell the wondrous story,
How my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy,
He the ransom freely gave.

Chorus

Verse 3

I will praise my dear Redeemer,
His triumphant power I’ll tell,
How the victory He giveth
Over sin, and death, and hell.

Chorus

Verse 4

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His heav’nly love to me;
He from death to life hath brought me,
Son of God with Him to be.

Chorus

Saturday, April 02, 2005

The Way of the Cross Leads Home

Hymn lyrics by Jess­ie B. Pounds,
Music by Charles H. Gab­ri­el

Verse 1

I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
There’s no other way but this;
I shall ne’er get sight
Of the gates of light,
If the way of the cross I miss.

Chorus

The way of the cross leads home,
The way of the cross leads home,
It is sweet to know
As I onward go,
The way of the cross leads home.

Verse 2

I must needs go on in the blood sprinkled way,
The path that the Savior trod,
If I ever climb
To the heights sublime,
Where the soul is at home with God.

Chorus

Verse 3

Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,
To walk in it never more;
For the Lord says, “Come,”
And I seek my home,
Where He waits at the open door.

Chorus