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One Thing I Know

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Dear Savior, make me wise to see My sin, and guilt, and remedy

Published in 12 hymnals

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1 Dear Saviour, make we wise to see
My sin, and guilt, and remedy;
'Tis said, of all thy blood has bought,
"They shall of Israel's God be taught."

2 Their plague of heart thy people know;
They know thy name and trust thee too;
They know the Gospel's blissful sound,
The paths where endless joys abound.

3 Thy know the Father and the Son,
Theirs is eternal life begun;
Unto salvation they are wise,
Their grace shall into glory rise.

4 But— ignorance itself am I,
Born blind— estrang'd from thee I lie;
O Lord, to thee I humbly own
I nothing know, as should be known.

5 I scarce know God, or Christ, or sin,
My foes without, or plague within;
Know not my interest, Lord, in thee,
In pardon, peace, or liberty.

6 But help me to declare to-day,
If many things I cannot say,
"One thing I know," all praise to thee,
"Tho' blind I was— yet now I see."


Source: A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #LXXVII

Text Information

First Line: Dear Savior, make me wise to see My sin, and guilt, and remedy
Title: One Thing I Know
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals17951800180518101815182018251830183518401845185018551860186518701875050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
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A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #LXXVII

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A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #176

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CLXXII

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CLXXII

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #244

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A Selection of Hymns #CCXLIV

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Baptist Hymn Book #a308

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The Baptist Hymn Book #1076

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The Baptist Hymn Book #308

The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d121

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #962

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