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When time seems short,
and death is near,
And I am pressed by doubt and fear,
And sins, an overflowing tide,
Assail my peace on every side,
This thought my refuge still shall be,
I know my Savior died for me.
His name is Jesus, and He died—
For guilty sinners crucified;
Content to die, that He might win
Their ransom from the death of sin.
No sinner worse than I can be,
Therefore I know He died for me.
If grace were bought, I could not buy;
If grace were coined, no wealth have I;
By grace alone I draw my breath,
Held up from everlasting death.
Yet since I know His grace is free,
I know the Savior died for me.
I read God’s holy Word, and find
Great truths which
far transcend my mind
And little do I know beside
Of thought so high
and deep and wide.
This is my best theology—
I know the Savior died for me.
My faith is weak, but ’tis Thy gift;
Thou canst my helpless soul uplift,
And say, “Thy bonds
of death are riv’n,
Thy sins by Me are all forgiv’n,
And thou shalt live,
from guilt set free;
For I, thy Savior, died for thee.”
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8
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Dates:
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1862,1868
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Bible Refs:
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Rm 5:8; Rm 5:8;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. CHRYSOSTOM (ADORO TE)
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1872
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 611 | Eb | | # 178 | Eb | | # 326 | Eb | | # 419 | Eb | | # 275 | Eb | | # 438 | Eb | | # 755 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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