1 The love of Christ is full and free,
A never-ebbing, boundless sea;
‘Tis more than all the world to me:
O praise the Savior’s name!
Chorus:
O praise the Savior’s name,
His wondrous love proclaim;
On Cal’vry’s tree He died for thee:
O praise the Savior’s name!
2 Where’er I stray, He follows still,
And seeks me far o’er vale and hill;
His grace subdues my stubborn will:
O praise the Savior’s name! [Chorus]
3 Clad in His glorious strength I stand;
And, clinging to His mighty hand,
I soon shall reach the heav’nly land:
O praise the Savior’s name! [Chorus]
4 Christ is a faithful friend and true;
He’ll keep you all life’s journey thro’;
Now tell what He has done for you,
And praise the Savior’s name. [Chorus]
5 His love extends to all the race,
He is the reservoir of grace;
Now give Him in your heart a place,
And praise the Savior’s name. [Chorus]
Source: Sunday School and Revival: with Y.M.C.A. supplement #40
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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