Savior, Receive Me

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I will go, I will go, to the Savior I'll go

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [I will go, I will go, to the Savior I'll go]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 I will go, I will go, to the Saviour I’ll go,
Burdened with sin and fear;
He’ll forgiveness impart,—he will speak to my heart
Comforting words of cheer.

Refrain:
Saviour, receive me, Saviour, receive me,
Here at thy feet I bow;
Saviour, receive me, Saviour, receive me,
Saviour, receive me now.

2 I will go, I will go, to the Saviour I’ll go,
Pleading his own dear love;
With the blood shed for sin he will cleanse me within,
Fit me to dwell above. [Refrain]

3 I will go, I will go, to the Saviour I’ll go,
Seeking my soul’s true home;
My atonement is made and my ransom is paid;
Now to his arms I come. [Refrain]

4 I will go, I will go, to the Saviour I’ll go,
Blest Lamb of Calvary;
I am seeking his face, for I know that his grace
Waits now to welcome me. [Refrain]

Source: Joyful Sound: a collection of new hymns and music with familiar selections #86

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Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I will go, I will go, to the Savior I'll go
Title:	Savior, Receive Me
Author:	Eliza E. Hewitt
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Savior, receive me, Savior, receive me
Copyright:	Public Domain