Light and Life ‎#82

82. I can never pay the debt I owe

1 I never can pay the debt I owe,
To my blest, redeeming Lord,
Who suffered and died, His love to show,
And fulfill his sacred word.

Chorus:
I never can pay the debt I owe,
But this, bless God I'll do,
I'll serve him while here on earth below,
And prove that my soul is true.

2 I never can pay the debt I owe,
For the blood He shed for me,
For sorrow and pain, for grief and woe,
He endured upon the tree. [Chorus]

3 I never can pay the debt I owe,
For his love, his care and pain,
He suffered himself on earth to know,
My poor dying soul to gain. [Chorus]

4 I never can pay the debt I owe,
Blessed Master pity me,
Thy mercy on me once more bestow,
In a blessing full and free. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I never can pay the debt I owe
• Title: I can never pay the debt I owe
• Refrain First Line: I never can pay the debt I owe
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I never can pay the debt I owe]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.