The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#137

137. When Jesus was born in the manger

1 When Jesus was born in the manger
The shepherds came thither to see,
For the angels proclaimed that a Saviour was born
To save a poor sinner like me.

Refrain:
To save a poor sinner, to save a poor sinner,
To save a poor sinner like me;
For the angels proclaimed that a Saviour was born
To save a poor sinner like me.

2 He was wounded for my transgressions,
Acquainted with sorrow was he;
In the garden he prayed, and sweat great drops of blood,
To save a poor sinner like me.

3 He was brought to Pilate for judgment,
He was sentenced to hang on a tree.
It is finished! he cried, when he suffered and died
To save a poor sinner like me.

4 But death and the grave could not hold him,
He burst them asunder for thee.
On the third day he rose, in spite of his foes,
To save a poor sinner like me.

5 I’m fighting my passage to Heaven,
O’er death I shall conqueror be.
Then to Glory I’ll fly, and shout through the sky:
He saved a poor sinner like me.

Text Information

• First Line: When Jesus was born in the manger
• Author (verses 4 and 5): John Lawley (1859-1922)
• Refrain First Line: To save a poor sinner, to save a poor sinner
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ: Atoning work

Tune Information

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