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