The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16454

16454. He Ransomed Me

1 I once was lost in sin’s dark night,
God’s love I spurned, I wan­dered from the right,
Rejecting Him, I know not why,
The One who for my soul did bleed and die.

Refrain:
He ran­somed me, from sin He set me free;
He paid my debt on rug­ged Cal­va­ry;
He’s tak­en all my sin and guilt away,
And turned my dark­ness in­to day.

2 He drew me to His kind em­brace,
One look into His bless­èd, lov­ing face,
I saw the thorn prints on His brow,
Heart brok­en then, I at His feet did bow. [Refrain]

3 I ne­ver dreamed I could pos­sess
Such peace and joy as now is in my breast;
The Christ who set my poor soul free
Can save your soul and give you vic­to­ry. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I once was lost in sin’s dark night
• Title: He Ransomed Me
• Author: William Burl Sparks (1929)
• Refrain First Line: He ran­somed me, from sin He set me free
• Language: English
• Source: Great Gospel Songs by Haldor Lillenas (Kansas City, MO: Nazarene Publishing House, 1929)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I once was lost in sin’s dark night]
• Composer: William Burl Sparks
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain