Christ for Me and Victory

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I was wandering when the Savior found me

Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Tune: [I was wandering when the Savior found me]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 I was wand’ring when the Saviour found me,
Threw His arms of tender love around me;
Now I’ll sing though Satan’s hosts surround me,
Christ for me and victory.

Refrain:
Christ for me, O herald wide the story!
Praise His name, He gives me grace and glory;
O’er and o’er I’ll tell the wondrous story,
Christ for me and victory.

2 When the daily cares of life oppress me,
And the gilded snares of sin distress me;
This my cry, though Satan would possess me,
Christ for me and victory. [Refrain]

3 Forward then with banners bravely flying,
All the hosts of sin and wrong defying;
On the mighty arm of God relying,
Christ for me and victory. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #95

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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 was wandering when the Savior found me
Title:	Christ for Me and Victory
Author:	Lida Shivers Leech
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Christ for me, O herald wide the story!
Publication Date:	1917
Copyright:	Public Domain