Scripture Verse

He took up our pain and bore our suffering. Isaiah 53:4

Introduction

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Jesse R. Baxter, Jr. (1887–1960)

Words: Jes­se R. Bax­ter, Jr., 1926. Ap­peared in Fa­vo­rite Songs and Hymns, com­piled by Ho­mer F. Mor­ris et al. (Da­llas, Texas; Pang­burn, Ar­kan­sas & Chat­ta­noo­ga, Ten­nes­see: Stamps-Bax­ter Mu­sic and Prin­ting, 1939), num­ber 124.

Music: Vir­gil O. Stamps (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Virgil O. Stamps (1892–1940)

Lyrics

My pre­cious Sav­ior suf­fered pain and ago­ny,
He bore it all that I might live;
He broke the bonds of sin and set the cap­tive free,
All that I might in His pre­sence live.

Refrain

He bore it all that I might see His shin­ing face,
Freely bore it all, that I might live;
I stood con­demned to die, but Je­sus took my place,
He bore it all that I might live.

They placed a crown of thorns up­on my Sav­ior’s head,
He bore it all that I might live;
By cru­el man with spear His side was pierced and bled,
All that I might in His pre­sence live.

Refrain

Up Cal­v’ry’s hill in shame the bless­èd Sav­ior trod,
He bore it all that I might live;
Between two thieves they cru­ci­fied the Son of God,
All that I might in His pre­sence live.

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