Free At Last

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I never shall forget that day, Thank God Almighty I'm free at last

Adapter: Charles Price Jones
Tune: [I never shall forget that day]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 I never shall forget that day,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last.

Refrain:
I'm free at last, free at last,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
Free at last, free at last,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last.

2 I went about with a listless tread,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
An aching heart and a hung down head,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last. [Refrain]

3 I prayed and prayed but found no peace,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
Till I trusted Jesus' righteousness,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last. [Refrain]

4 My many sins are washed away,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
I'm happy now the livelong day,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last. [Refrain]

5 I'm not ashamed the world to tell,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
How Jesus saved my soul from hell,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last. [Refrain]

6 I am so happy and so free,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
Sin has no power over me,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last. [Refrain]

7 I'll tell the nations great and small,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last;
The blood of Christ has done it all,
Thank God Almighty I'm free at last. [Refrain]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #457

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Adapter: Charles Price Jones

Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I never shall forget that day, Thank God Almighty I'm free at last
Title:	Free At Last
Adapter:	Charles Price Jones
Refrain First Line:	I'm free at last, free at last
Copyright:	Public Domain