Timeless Truths ‎#192

192. I Shall Be Whiter than Snow

1 Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;
I want Thee forever to live in my soul;
Break down every idol, cast out every foe—
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain:
Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow,
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

2 Lord Jesus, let nothing unholy remain,
Apply Thine own blood and extract every stain;
To get this blest cleansing, I all things forego—
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

3 Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,
And help me to make a complete sacrifice;
I give up myself, and whatever I know—
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

4 Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat,
I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet,
By faith for my cleansing, I see thy blood flow—
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

5 Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait;
Come now and within me a new heart create;
To those who have sought Thee Thou never said’st “No”—
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. [Refrain]

6 The blessing by faith, I receive from above;
Oh, glory! my soul is made perfect in love;
My prayer has prevailed, and this moment I know,
The blood is applied, I am whiter than snow. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole
• Title: I Shall Be Whiter than Snow
• Author: James L. Nicholson (1872)
• Refrain First Line: Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow
• Meter: 11.11.11.11 R
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:7
• Topic: Altar Service
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Shall_Be_Whiter_than_Snow); Whiter than Sn

Tune Information

• Name: [Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole]
• Composer: William G. Fischer (1911)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11 R
• Key: A Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Shall_Be_Whiter_than_Snow); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (296); Whiter than Sn