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[For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. Frank Butts Incipit: 51156 56153 33132 Used With Text: I Have Found a Ransom

Author: John R. Clements Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die Refrain First Line: Jesus died and paid it all Lyrics: 1 For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die, I have found a ransom, If the soul in penitence will cry, I have found a ransom. Refrain: Jesus died and paid it all; What a wondrous story— Died to ransom great and small; To his name be glory. 2 For the soul that’s sunken deep in sin I have found a ransom, If that soul but wish to pardon win, I have found a ransom. [Refrain] 3 For the soul bowed down with weight of woe I have found a ransom, Poor, lost soul, with nowhere else to go, I have found a ransom. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die]

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I Have Found a Ransom

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: New Songs of the Gospel #11 (1900) First Line: For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die Refrain First Line: Jesus died and paid it all Lyrics: 1 For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die, I have found a ransom, If the soul in penitence will cry, I have found a ransom. Refrain: Jesus died and paid it all; What a wondrous story— Died to ransom great and small; To his name be glory. 2 For the soul that’s sunken deep in sin I have found a ransom, If that soul but wish to pardon win, I have found a ransom. [Refrain] 3 For the soul bowed down with weight of woe I have found a ransom, Poor, lost soul, with nowhere else to go, I have found a ransom. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die]

I Have Found a Ransom

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Triumphant Praises #196 (1901) First Line: For the soul, thro' sin condemned to die Refrain First Line: Jesus died and paid it all Languages: English Tune Title: [For the soul, thro' sin condemned to die]

I Have Found a Ransom

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Celestial Songs #300 (1921) First Line: For the soul, thro' sin condemned to die Refrain First Line: Jesus died and paid it all Languages: English Tune Title: [For the soul, thro' sin condemned to die]

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John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Author of "I Have Found a Ransom" in New Songs of the Gospel John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Benjamin Franklin Butts

1866 - 1935 Person Name: B. Frank Butts Composer of "[For the soul, thro’ sin condemned to die]" in New Songs of the Gospel Born: September 7, 1867, Ohio. Died: May 25, 1935, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Buried: Home of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, California. Son of Samuel F. Butts & Hannah Colton, Benjamin studied music at a young age. He started in business in Kansas City, but entered the evangelism field in 1888. He married three times: To Eva Grace Lambright (1867-1941), Mary Emma Rawlings (1869-1919), and Onna Barrett Mills (1896-1963). His works include: Tears and Triumphs No. 4, with Lycurgus Pickett & William Marks (Louisville, Kentucky: Pentecostal Publishing Company, 1910) Good News Hymns (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Company, 1914) Sources: Findagrave, accessed 19 Nov 2016 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)