O It's Been Wonderful!

I was saved from my sin when I let the Savior in

Author: Harry Dixon Loes (1951)
Tune: [I was saved from my sin when I let the Savior in]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Harry Dixon Loes

Pseudonyms: Deal Bartells Born Harold Loes, the American gospel song writer took the middle name Dixon in honour of A. C. Dixon, the pastor of Moody Church at the time. Harry Dixon Loes studied at Moody Bible Institute, and after extensive training in music he served a number of churches with a ministry of music. From 1939 until his retirement he was a member of the music faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He wrote the lyrics for 1,500 gospel songs, and composed 3,000 tunes. One day in 1915, Paul Rader preached a sermon in Moody Church, in Chicago. His theme was, “All that I want is in Jesus.” In the congregation was young Harry Dixon Loes, then a senior at Moody Bible Institute, where he would eventually teach. Inspired… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I was saved from my sin when I let the Savior in
Title:	O It's Been Wonderful!
Author:	Harry Dixon Loes (1951)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	All the things of earth that once I counted gain
Publication Date:	1951
Copyright:	© 1951 by Lillenas Publishing Co.