My joy…is fulfilled.
John 3:29
Words: M. F. Noble, in Spirit and Life, by David Dortch & Edmund S. Lorenz (Dayton, Ohio: Christian Publishing Association, 1893).
Music: Emancipation Oak David E. Dortch, 1893 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tune:
If you know Noble’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I will sing all day of the Savior’s love,
That once brought Him down from His home above;
All my sins He pardoned and set me free;
Soon He’ll take me home with Himself to be.
Refrain
Oh, the joy I feel, as I humbly kneel,
At the Savior’s feet, in communion sweet!
He has cleansed my soul from its guilt and sin;
Glory be to God! there is peace within.
Oh, the day will come when we all shall stand,
At the throne of God as a blood-washed band;
What a bliss ’twill be our dear Lord to see,
And to sing His praise thro’ eternity.
Refrain
Will you come, dear friend? Give the Lord your heart,
Ere His Spirit grieved from your soul depart;
There are crowns in glory awaiting those
Who in Christ the Savior their trust repose.
Refrain