1 I'm not ashamed of the gospel,
Of Christ my Savior and king;
It led me out from sins bondage,
Now in Him rejoicing I sing.
Refrain:
I'm not ashamed of the gospel,
Of Christ my Savior and King;
Good news to me and glad tidings,
It never faileth to bring.
2 I'm not ashamed of the gospel,
The only way Jesus gave;
To lead the lost to salvation,
'Tis truly God's power to save. [Refrain]
3 I'm not ashamed of the gospel,
Of Christ my Savior and king;
I'll ever follow its guidance,
For it surely is wisdom's way. [Refrain]
Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #147
Thomas S. Cobb (1876-1942), a native Texan, was educated in much the same circles as [Austin] Taylor, and received his music diploma from the Western Normal and College of Music in Dallas. He taught singing schools across Texas and the bordering states, and was particularly noted for the "Cobb Quartet" made up of his four daughters. He was recruited to Firm Foundation by Showalter in 1935.(Finley, 122ff.) Cobb edited only four hymnals for Firm Foundation before his death in 1942, but among these was the significant New Wonderful Songs (1933); at 296 hymns it was part of the trend toward more substantial publications.
Prior to his work with Firm Foundation, Cobb edited hymnals for the Quartet Music Company of Fort Worth, Texas. A search o… Go to person page >
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