Scripture Verse

I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. John 12:47

Introduction

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Joseph P. Webster
1819–1875

Words: Will­iam Mc­Don­ald, Songs of Joy and Glad­ness (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Mc­Don­ald & Gill, 1885), num­ber 252.

Music: In the Sweet By and By Jo­seph P. Web­ster, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mc­Don­ald (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I am coming to Je­sus for rest,
Rest, such as the purified know;
My soul is athirst to be blest,
To be washed and made whiter than snow.

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I believe Je­sus saves,
And His blood washes whiter than snow;
I believe Je­sus saves,
And His blood washes whiter than snow;

In coming, my sin I deplore,
My weakness and poverty show;
I long to be saved ev­er­more,
To be washed and made whiter than snow.

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To Je­sus I give up my all,
Every treasure and idol I know;
For His fullness of blessing I call,
Till His blood washes whiter than snow.

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I am trusting in Je­sus alone,
Trusting now His sal­va­tion to know;
And His blood doth so fully atone,
I am washed and made whiter than snow.

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My heart is in raptures of love,
Love, such as the ransomed ones know;
I am strengthened with might from above,
I am washed and made whiter than snow.

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