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Not My Own

Not my own, for Jesus bought me

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Tune: [Not my own, for Jesus bought me]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Not my own, for Jesus bought me,
Saw me wandering and sought me;
To his fold in mercy brought me,
Not my own, but his!

Refrain:
Not my own, but Christ’s forever,
Nothing him from me shall sever
He will leave me, never, never!
Not my own, but his!

2 Not my own, the shepherd found me
Put his tender arms around me;
With his loving kindness crowned me,
Not my own, but his! [Refrain]

3 Not my own, my pilot guides me
Watches o’er what’er betides me;
Shelter from the storm provides me,
Not my own, but his! [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of the Gospel No. 3: for use in religious meetings #9

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale

Born: Oc­to­ber 21, 1873, Brook­lyn, New York. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 30, 1956, San Ber­nar­di­no Coun­ty, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Grace Gor­don. Elsie’s fa­ther was New York Shipp­ing Com­miss­ion­er Charles C. Dun­can. --www.hymntime.com… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Not my own, for Jesus bought me
Title: Not My Own
Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Not my own, but Christ's forever
Copyright: Public Domain

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New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #216

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New Songs of the Gospel No. 3 #9

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