Scripture Verse

The Son of Man came…to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45

Introduction

Words: Mi­ri­am E. Oat­man, in The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 27.

Music: Ro­bert D. Bur­le­son (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Robert D. Burleson (1876–1939)

Lyrics

Whate’er the road which I must tread,
Whate’er my lot may be,
One thought I ne­ver can forget—
For Je­sus died for me.

Refrain

Jesus died, He died for me,
But he liveth, He liveth again,
And some day the King I’ll see
Hallelujah, amen.

When sins like mountains on me pressed,
For healing I did flee
Unto the fount of Je­sus’ blood,
The blood He shed for me.

Refrain

And lo, the precious cleansing flood,
Which over me did flow,
Washed every stain from off my soul,
And made me white as snow.

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And now I walk the narrow road,
Although I cannot see,
I know by faith that I am safe,
For Je­sus died for me.

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