The Great Redeemer

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How I love the great Redeemer

Author: Francis Foster
Tune: [How I love the great Redeemer]
Published in 25 hymnals

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1 How I love the great Redeemer
Who is doing so much for me;
With what joy I tell the story
Of the love that makes men free.
Till my earthly life is ended,
I will send songs above,
Then beside the crystal sea
More and more my soul shall be
Praising Jesus and His love.

Refrain:
He is ev'rything to me, to me.
He is ev'rything to me,
And ev'rything shall always be;
I will never cease to raise
A song of gladness in His praise;
Here, and in the world above,
My soul shall sing of saving love;
Life and light and joy is He,
The precious Friend who died for me.

2 He has purchased my redemption,
Rolled my burden of sin away.
And is walking on beside me,
Growing dearer day by day.
That is why I sing His praises,
That is why joy is mine.
That is why forevermore
On the everlasting shore
I shall sing of love divine. [Refrain]

3 Glory be to Him forever!
Endless praises to Christ the Lamb!
He has filled my life with sunshine,
He has made me what I am.
O that ev'ryone would know Him,
O that all would adore!
O that all would trust the love
Of the mighty Friend above
And be His forevermore. [Refrain]

Source: Tuneful Tidings #83

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Author: Francis Foster

Early 20th Century Francis Foster is a virtual unknown, except for a few facts and the words we can read of his devotion to God. He wrote a handful of songs, among them many which were published in two Sparkling Jewels collections by Samuel Beazley and James Ruebush. Whether “The Great Redeemer” was in either Sparkling Jewels is not clear, but we can be sure many worshippers at the time considered it a treasure. Another source shows the song was listed in at least 10 publications. We may not know from first- or second-hand testimony what Foster’s motivation was for writing, but his emotions are evident in the song’s words. He was ebullient, overwhelmed with what God’s atonement for him meant. No more guilt, no burden, just a… Go to person page >

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First Line:	How I love the great Redeemer
Title:	The Great Redeemer
Author:	Francis Foster
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He is everything to me, to me
Publication Date:	1916
Copyright:	Public Domain