I Believe Jesus Saves

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His name yields the richest perfume

Author: John Newton
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 His name yields the richest perfume
And sweeter than music His voice;
His presence disperses my gloom,
And makes all within me rejoice.

Chorus:
I believe, Jesus save,
And His blood washes whiter than show;
I believe, Jesus save,
And His blood washes whiter than show.

2 Now I know Jesus saves from all sin,
For His spirit is witness to me;
I have asked Him again and again,
And I know that He now sets me free. [Chorus]

3 O, how sweet must it be to be there
With loved ones who have gone on before
And with them the Glory we’ll share
With Jesus to dwell evermore.

Second chorus:
Jesus saves! sanctifies,
And His blood washes whiter than show;
Jesus saves! sanctifies,
And His blood washes whiter than show.

Source: Gold Tried in the Fire: suitable for church, Sunday school, revival meetings, missionary and rescue work #207

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Author: John Newton

John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >

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