Author: D. S. W. Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: John 3:16 First Line: While sleeping careless on the brink Refrain First Line: I hear Thy voice in tender love Lyrics: 1 While sleeping careless on the brink
Of an eternal woe,
I felt the touch of Jesus’ love,
And, oh, it charmed me so.
Refrain:
I hear Thy voice in tender love
So sweetly calling me;
Thy dying love has won my heart,
I yield, O Lord, to Thee.
2 I wake with horror from the spell
Of Satan’s dread control;
My sins were sinking me to hell,
Oh, Jesus, save my soul! [Refrain]
3 I know my sins have pierced Thy heart
Oh, Jesus crucified;
And now Thy love is breaking mine,
I bow to Him who died. [Refrain]
4 How dark my prison house of sin,
Entombed in misery;
But Jesus’ love is shining in,
Sweet rays of hope to me. [Refrain]
5 Shall I with heaven’s offer blest
Lie bound in sin’s domain?
No, I will enter Jesus’ rest,
And, crowned, a conqu’ror reign. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [While sleeping careless on the brink] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Won_by_Dying_Love); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (233); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (47)
Won by Dying Love
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files
