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He Rescued Me

Author: L. S. L. Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: I was a sinner but now I’m free Refrain First Line: He rescued me, he rescued me Used With Tune: [I was a sinner but now I’m free]

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[I was a sinner but now I'm free]

Appears in 15 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Lida Shivers Leech Incipit: 51233 21653 55533 Used With Text: He Rescued Me
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[I was a sinner but now I'm free]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. Lincoln Hall Incipit: 53456 55444 23476 Used With Text: He Rescued Me

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He Rescued Me

Author: Lida Shivers Leech Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11547 First Line: I was a sinner, but now I’m free Refrain First Line: He rescued me, His own to be Lyrics: 1 I was a sinner, but now I’m free, His wondrous grace has rescued me; Once I was blind, but now I see, A brand from the burning, He rescued me. Refrain: He rescued me, His own to be, A brand from the burning, He set me free; Oh, how I’ll praise Him thro’ eternity, A brand from the burning, He rescued me. 2 Once I was wayward, afar would stray, His wondrous grace has rescued me; Now I am on the "King’s Highway." A brand from the burning, He set me free. [Refrain] 3 Once evil led me, but now God reigns, His wondrous grace has rescued me; Broken for e’er are sin’s dark chains, A brand from the burning, He set me free. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I was a sinner, but now I’m free]
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He Rescued Me

Author: L. S. L. Hymnal: Gospel Gems Number 1 #133 (1914) First Line: I was a sinner but now I'm free Refrain First Line: He rescued me, he rescued me Lyrics: 1 I was a sinner but now I’m free, He rescued me, he rescued me; Once I was blind, but now I see, A brand from the burning, he rescued me. Refrain: He rescued me, he rescued me, A brand from the burning, he rescued me; O how I’ll praise him thro’ eternity, A brand from the burning, he rescued me. 2 Once I was wayward, afar would stray, He rescued me, he rescued me; Now I am on the “King’s Highway,” A brand from the burning, he rescued me. [Refrain] 3 Once evil led me, but now God reigns, He rescued me, he rescued me; Broken fore’er are sin’s dark chains, A brand from the burning, he rescued me. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I was a sinner but now I'm free]
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He Rescued Me

Author: L. S. L. Hymnal: New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #15 (1908) First Line: I was a sinner but now I'm free Refrain First Line: He rescued me, he rescued me Topics: Admonition; Mercy; Missionary and Rescue; Praise; Grace Languages: English Tune Title: [I was a sinner but now I'm free]

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J. Lincoln Hall

1866 - 1930 Composer of "[I was a sinner but now I'm free]" in Hall-Mack Company's Book of Sacred Selections for Men's Voices Used pseudonyms Maurice A. Clifton and Arthur Wilton. =============== Joseph Lincoln Hall DMus USA 1866-1930. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to musical parents, he also was musical, having a good tenor voice. He was an organist and music teacher. At age 19 he led a 100 member choir for 10 years. He studied music and graduated with honors from the University of PA, later receiving a Doctor of Music degree from Harriman University, from which he was an alumnus. In 1896 he married Eva Victoria Withington, and they had four children. Three lived to adulthood, Lincoln, Ralph, and Philip. A musician, he was a great song leader and choral conductor, conducting campmeeting choirs in PA, OH, and FL, at the Gainesville Bible Conference as well. He became a gospel song composer, arranger, editor, and publisher. He wrote cantatas, oratorios, choir anthems, and hundreds of gospel songs. He also edited several hymnals. Along with Irvin Mack, he founded the Hall-Mack Publishing Company (later Rodeheaver). They published nine songbooks. He was a member of the 7th Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia. John Perry

Lida Shivers Leech

1873 - 1962 Person Name: L. S. L. Author of "He Rescued Me" in Gospel Gems Number 1 Born: Ju­ly 12, 1873, May­ville, New Jer­sey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, Cal­i­for­nia. Leech spent her child­hood in Cape May Court House, New Jer­sey, and at­tend­ed Co­lum­bia Un­i­ver­si­ty and Tem­ple Un­i­ver­si­ty. She played the or­gan at Be­tha­ny Meth­od­ist Church in Cam­den, New Jer­sey, served as ac­com­pa­nist at evan­gel­i­cal serv­ic­es, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her life­time. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Re­deemed Thee I’ll Go Any­where No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Ser­vice Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifted --www.hymntime.com/tch