New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined ‎#190

190. I Once Was a Sinner

1 I once was a sinner, afar from the Lord,
Afar from the cross of Calvary;
His goodness and mercy the wand’rer restored,
And Jesus saved me.

Refrain:
O glory hallelujah! I’m a sinner saved by grace,
I’ll sing beside the crystal sea,
That He saw me far away, and loved me tho’ astray,
And Jesus saved me.

2 I once was a captive in bondage to sin;
The mighty Redeemer set me free;
His grace is sufficient the vict’ry to win,
And Jesus saves me. [Refrain]

3 I meet with temptation, and trials are mine,
But looking to Him the shadows flee;
He gives me in trouble His comfort Divine,
And Jesus keeps me. [Refrain]

4 Beyond the dark valley, transform’d by His grace,
The King in His beauty I shall see;
And sing while beholding the light of His face,
That Jesus saved me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I once was a sinner, afar from the Lord
• Title: I Once Was a Sinner
• Author: E. E. Hewitt
• Refrain First Line: O glory hallelujah! I'm a sinner saved by grace
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1922
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I once was a sinner, afar from the Lord]
• Composer: Alfred Judson
• Notes: Now Public Domain.