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O Say, But I'm Glad

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1 There is a song in my heart today,
Something I never had;
Jesus has taken my sins away,
O say, but I'm glad!

Refrain:
O say, but I'm glad, I'm glad,
O say, but I'm glad!
Jesus has come and my cup's overrun,
O say, but I'm glad!

2 Wonderful, marvelous love He brings,
Into a heart that's sad;
Thru darkest tunnels the soul just sings,
O say, but I'm glad! [Refrain]

3 Won't you come to Him with all your care,
Weary and worn and sad?
You, too, will sing as His love you share,
O say, but I'm glad! [Refrain]


Source: The New Church Hymnal #406

Author: James P. Sullivan

Father of Mildred Ellen Sullivan. (hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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First Line: There is a song in my heart today
Title: O Say, But I'm Glad
Author: James P. Sullivan (1930)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O say, but I'm glad, I'm glad
Copyright: Public Domain

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