Scripture Verse

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren
(1867–1951)

Words & Mu­sic: Bar­ney E. War­ren, Sal­va­tion Ech­oes (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet, 1900), num­ber 75 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

There is peace and joy in the Lord to­day,
More than all in this world of sin;
There’s a hap­py life in the ho­ly way;
Praise the Lord, I have en­tered in.

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Praise the Lord, I am free
In His love and grace;
Oh, His blood reach­es me;
I abide ’neath His smil­ing face.

I am blest to­day, I am free in­deed;
What a plea­sure to serve the Lord!
How it fills my soul with de­light to read
In His sac­red and ho­ly word!

Refrain

Since my cross is gone and my heart is right,
Oh, how bless­èd to do His will!
Now His yoke is ea­sy, His bur­den light,
And His Spir­it my soul doth fill.

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If you’re ov­er­come when you would do right,
If a deep ach­ing void with­in,
There’s a sting of guilt and a sin­ful blight,
That will keep you from en­ter­ing in.

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All His grace is free as the air we breathe;
We may each have a full sup­ply;
If we will ob­ey and His word be­lieve,
He’ll pre­pare us to dwell on high.

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