Scripture Verse

Christ liveth in me. Galatians 2:20

Introduction

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Daniel Whittle (1840–1901)

Words: Da­ni­el W. Whit­tle, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 6 (New York; Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; and Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Big­low & Main and John Church, 1891), num­ber 58.

Music: James Mc­Gra­na­han (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan
(1840–1907)
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Lyrics

Once far from God and dead in sin,
No light my heart could see;
But in God’s Word the light I found,
Now Christ liv­eth in me.

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Christ liv­eth in me,
Christ liv­eth in me,
Oh! what a sal­va­tion this,
That Christ liv­eth in me.

As rays of light from yon­der sun,
The flow­ers of earth set free,
So life and light and love came forth
From Christ liv­ing in me.

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As lives the flow­er with­in the seed,
As in the cone the tree,
So, praise the God of truth and grace,
His Spir­it dwell­eth in me.

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With long­ing all my heart is filled,
That like Him I may be,
As on the won­drous thought I dwell
That Christ liv­eth in me.

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