Text: | I Want to Love Him Better |
Author: | Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. |
Tune: | [I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree] |
Composer: | Wm. J. Kirkpatrick |
1 I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree,
By faith I see Him dying there in agony;
But in His death on Calv’ry is my hope and plea,
I want to love Him better, for He died for me.
Refrain:
I want to love Him better for He died for me,
I want to love Him better for He set me free;
I want to love Him better as the moments fly
I want to love Him better as the days go by.
2 The light He brought from heaven, made the darkness flee,
No more do types and shadows point to Calvary;
He broke the chains that bound me, when He looked at me,
I want to love Him better, for He set me free. [Refrain]
3 It veiled the face of nature to behold Him die,
It made the mountains tremble, when they heard Him cry;
He saved my soul from dying as He hung on high,
I want to love Him better as the moments fly. [Refrain]
4 But now he lives in glory, in that home on high,
Where angels chant the story, how He came to die;
But till I join that chorus with them in the sky,
I want to love Him better as the days go by. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree |
Title: | I Want to Love Him Better |
Author: | Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. |
Refrain First Line: | I want to love Him better for He died for me |
Publication Date: | 1902 |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree] |
Composer: | Wm. J. Kirkpatrick |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
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