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I Can Never Pay the Debt I Owe

Representative Text

1 I never can pay the debt I owe,
To my blest, redeeming Lord,
Who suffered and died, His love to show,
And fulfill his sacred word.

Chorus:
I never can pay the debt I owe,
But this, bless God I'll do,
I'll serve him while here on earth below,
And prove that my soul is true.

2 I never can pay the debt I owe,
For the blood He shed for me,
For sorrow and pain, for grief and woe,
He endured upon the tree. [Chorus]

3 I never can pay the debt I owe,
For his love, his care and pain,
He suffered himself on earth to know,
My poor dying soul to gain. [Chorus]

4 I never can pay the debt I owe,
Blessed Master pity me,
Thy mercy on me once more bestow,
In a blessing full and free. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life: a collection of new hymns and tunes for sunday schools, prayer meetings, praise meetings and revival meetings #82

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First Line: I never can pay the debt I owe
Title: I Can Never Pay the Debt I Owe
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I never can pay the debt I owe
Copyright: Public Domain
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