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Text:God Loves Me Dearly
Author:August D. Rische
Tune:[God loves me dearly]
Media:MIDI file

8439. God Loves Me Dearly

1 God loves me dearly,
Grants me salvation;
God loves me dearly,
Loves even me.

Refrain:
Therefore I’ll say again,
God loves me dearly,
God loves me dearly,
Loves even me.

2 I was in slavery,
Sin, death, and darkness;
God’s love was working
To make me free. [Refrain]

3 He sent forth Jesus,
My dear Redeemer,
He sent forth Jesus
And set me free. [Refrain]

4 Jesus, my Savior,
Himself did offer;
Jesus, my Savior,
Paid all I owed. [Refrain]

5 Now I will praise You,
O Love Eternal,
Now I will praise You
All my life long. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: God loves me dearly
Title: God Loves Me Dearly
German Title: Gott ist die Liebe
Author: August D. Rische (1852)
Refrain First Line: Therefore I’ll say again
Language: English
Source: Translation composite
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [God loves me dearly]
Key: D Major
Source: German tune
Copyright: Public Domain



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