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My Redeemer

Representative Text

1 My Redeemer is the “Man of Sorrows,”
O how He loves!
My Redeemer is the “Man of Sorrows,”
O how He loves!

Chorus:
O how He loves me!
O how He loves me!
My great Redeemer loves me, I know;
O how He loves me!
O how He loves me!
His blood now cleanses whiter than snow.

2 My Redeemer is the “Friend of Sinners,”
O how He loves!
My Redeemer is the “Friend of Sinners,”
Able to save. [Chorus]

3 My Redeemer is the “Great Physician,”
O how He loves!
My Redeemer is the “Great Physician,”
All pow’r is His. [Chorus]

4 My Redeemer never will forsake me,
O how He loves!
My Redeemer never will forsake me,
Faithful is He. [Chorus]

5 My Redeemer is the “King of Glory,”
O how He loves!
My Redeemer is the “King of Glory,”
Soon He will come. [Chorus]


Source: Sunday School and Revival: with Y.M.C.A. supplement #19

Author: Civilla D. Martin

Martin, Civilla Durfee (Jordan Falls, Nova Scotia, August 21, 1866--March 9, 1948, Atlanta, Georgia). Daughter of James N. and Irene (Harding) Holden. She married Rev. John F. Geddes, Congregational minister of Coventryvilee, N.Y. at Jordan Falls Methodist Church, Shelbourne Co., Nova Scotia, on May 19, 1891. There is thus far no information about their marriage and its end. After several years of teaching school, she married Walter Stillman Martin, a Baptist minister, and traveled with him in evangelistic work. However, because of frail health, she was compelled to remain home much of the time. In 1916, they became members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). They had one son, A.G. Martin. In her writing, she used only her initia… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: My Redeemer is the "Man of Sorrows"
Title: My Redeemer
Author: Civilla D. Martin
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O how He loves me
Publication Date: 1907
Copyright: Public Domain

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