The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3169

3169. I Was There When It Happened

1. You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me,
How I know that all my sins are white as snow;
You ask me how I know that He forgave me;
Now listen, I must tell you how I know.

Refrain
I was there when it happened, and I ought to know;
His Spirit burning in me, set my heart aglow;
So I praise the Lord today, He has washed my sins away;
I was there when it happened, and I ought to know.

2. You ask me how I know that He redeemed me;
And how I received the peace no gold can buy;
How from the guilt and pow’r of sin He saved me,
Made me an heir to mansions in the sky. [Refrain]

3. And now, as thru the world I go rejoicing,
I am telling what a Savior dwells within;
How I plunged into the cleansing, crimson fountain,
And Jesus washed my soul from ev’ry sin. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me
• Title: I Was There When It Happened
• Author: Herbert J. Lacey (1920)
• Refrain First Line: I was there when it happened, and I ought to know
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me]
• Composer: Herbert J. Lacey (1920)
• Incipit: 51111 65345 55511
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain