Christ Shed His Blood For Me

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Christ has shed His blood for me, Died my soul from sin to free

Author: M. Lynwood Smith; Author: Dorsey C. Yarbrough (2002)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Christ has shed His blood for me,
Died my soul from sin to free;
I have lost my load of sin,
Now I have sweet peace within.

2 Now my heart doth sing for joy,
He shall all my songs employ;
Greater love was never known,
Greater mercy never shown.

3 If from morn till set of sun
Thanks I give for what He's done,
I could never tell the whole,
Nor could fully e'er extol.

Source: Clarion Call #104

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Author: M. Lynwood Smith

Morris Lynwood Smith (1924-2007) was a preacher for Churches of Christ. He preached and held gospel meetings throughout Oklahoma, Alabama, and elsewhere. He helped initiate a special annual gathering of one-cup congregations on July 4 and New Year's Day that met in a different Oklahoma town each year. His interest in music led him to attend the Stamps Quartet School of Music in 1947. He sang with "The Zita Boys," a quartet composed of Johnny Elmore, Billy Smith, C. A. Smith, and himself. Smith wrote and published several songs, often writing a song for the annual meetings. In his lifetime, Smith published 16 songbooks of his and others' songs and hymns. He published over 700 songs and helped publish the songs of many other hymn and song wri… Go to person page >

Author: Dorsey C. Yarbrough

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First Line:	Christ has shed His blood for me, Died my soul from sin to free
Title:	Christ Shed His Blood For Me
Author:	Dorsey C. Yarbrough (2002)
Author:	M. Lynwood Smith
Language:	English
Publication Date:	2002
Copyright:	© M. Lynwood Smith Publications/SESAC in Clarion Call