The Old Story in Song ‎#131

131. Counted In

1 I had wander’d far away
In the land of mighty foes,
And my soul had felt the bitterness of sin;
I was marching with the hosts
That the truth of God oppose,
And among the saved I was not counted in.

Refrain:
Counted in, Counted in,
Whosoever will believe is counted in.
What a jubilee of joy,
In the heavens then is heard,
When a soul among the saved is counted in.

2 But I found it written down,
Whosoever will believe
In the Son of God is saved from ev’ry sin;
And I bless his holy name,
That the promise I receive,—
In that “whosoever” I am counted in. [Refrain]

3 When we stand before the throne,
And the books are open’d wide,
And we’re judged by all the deeds contained therein;
When that universal host
Shall to right and left divide,
Will our names among the good be counted in? [Refrain]

4 O my sinner friend, beware,
A revealing day is near
That will show the secrets of thy heart within;
Have it cleans’d by grace divine,
And when Jesus shall appear,
You will be among his jewels counted in. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I had wander'd far away
• Title: Counted In
• Author: J. M. W.
• Refrain First Line: Counted in, Counted in
• Publication Date: 1906

Tune Information

• Name: [I had wandered far away]
• Composer: John M. Whyte