Jesus Sweetly Saves

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I had heard the gospel call, offering pardon free for all

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [I had heard the gospel call]
Published in 11 hymnals

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1 I had heard the gospel call,
Offering pardon free for all,
And I hearkened to the blessed invitation;
Laid my sins at Jesus’ feet,
Tasted there redemption sweet,
And he saved me with an uttermost salvation.

Refrain:
Jesus saves, sweetly saves,
Jesus saves me with an uttermost salvation;
Though I cannot tell you how, Jesus sweetly saves me now,
With a full, and free, an uttermost salvation.

2 Now the load of sin is gone,
And by faith I travel on,
And I rest no longer under condemnation;
For the blood has been applied,
And my soul is satisfied
With this full, and free, this uttermost salvation. [Refrain]

3 From the mire and from the clay,
Jesus too my feet away,
And he placed them on the rock the sure Foundation;
Whether now I live or die,
This shall be my constant cry,
Jesus saves me with an uttermost salvation. [Refrain]

4 When I reach the golden street,
And the loved ones gladly meet,
The redeemed which came out of great tribulation,
Having washed their garments white,
Praising God both day and night
For this full, and free, this uttermost salvation. [Refrain]

Source: The Best of All: complete #42

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	I had heard the gospel call, offering pardon free for all
Title:	Jesus Sweetly Saves
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Jesus saves, sweetly saves
Copyright:	Public Domain