Wonderful story

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I came to the Savior, sad and alone

Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Tune: [I came to the Savior, sad and undone]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 I came to the Saviour, sad and undone,
Still naught that I offered for sins could atone;’
His blood can redeem me, shed once on the tree,
So fully and freely, availeth for me.

Refrain:
O wonderful story, of Jesus, the King,
Who left heaven’s glory, salvation to bring;
He purchas’d my pardon on Calvary’s tree,
Now thro’ the atonement, I’m happy and free.

2 Thro’ faith in the blood, I’m cleans’d from all sin,
My Lord, in His fullness, abideth within,
O wonderful Saviour, such peace to bestow,
Now finding my journey, a heaven below. [Refrain]

3 O blessed Redeemer, be e’er my guide,
Thro’ shadow and sunshine, walk close by my side;
I’ll cling to Thee ever, whatever befall,
I’ll trust in Thee, alway, my all and in all. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #318

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Author: Lida Shivers Leech

Born: July 12, 1873, Mayville, New Jersey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, California. Leech spent her childhood in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University and Temple University. She played the organ at Bethany Methodist Church in Camden, New Jersey, served as accompanist at evangelical services, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her lifetime. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Redeemed Thee I’ll Go Anywhere No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Service Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifte… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I came to the Savior, sad and alone
Title:	Wonderful story
Author:	Lida Shivers Leech
Refrain First Line:	O wonderful story of Jesus, the King
Copyright:	Public Domain