1 My life is filled with sunshine,
My heart is cleansed from sin;
All grief and fear are banished,
And Jesus reigns within;
He heals my broken spirit,
Restores my stricken soul;
His blessed Spirit speaks within,
“The Lord hath made thee whole.”
He has taken all my sins away,
I am trusting in the Lord today;
O hallelujah!
I have plunged into the flood of Jesus’ precious blood;
It reconciles my heart to God.
2 My sins, by grace forgiven,
Can ne’er condemn me more;
I dwell by faith in heaven,
Where Christ has gone before;
And when my King shall call me
Beyond the pearly gate,
I’ll reach the realms of fadeless day,
Where endless joys await.
He has taken all my sins away,
I am trusting in the Lord today;
O hallelujah!
I have plunged into the flood of Jesus’ precious blood;
It reconciles my heart to God.
3 From Calv’ry’s holy mountain,
From Jesus’ wounded side,
There flows a crimson fountain;
Plunge in this healing tide.
Thy sins shall be forgiven,
Thy life made pure as snow;
And greater than the bliss of heav’n,
The peace thy soul shall know.
Then, O come to Jesus Christ today,
All thy burdens he will take away;
Now claim the blessing!
He will cleanse thee in his blood, the healing crimson flood,
And reconcile thy heart to God.
Source: Inspiring Songs No. 1: for the Sunday school #76
Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC.
Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include:
Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904)
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