He Rescued Me

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I was a sinner but now I'm free

Author: Lida Shivers Leech
Tune: [I was a sinner but now I'm free] (Leech)
Published in 20 hymnals

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1 I was a sinner but now I’m free,
He rescued me, he rescued me;
Once I was blind, but now I see,
A brand from the burning, he rescued me.

Refrain:
He rescued me, he rescued me,
A brand from the burning, he rescued me;
O how I’ll praise him thro’ eternity,
A brand from the burning, he rescued me.

2 Once I was wayward, afar would stray,
He rescued me, he rescued me;
Now I am on the “King’s Highway,”
A brand from the burning, he rescued me. [Refrain]

3 Once evil led me, but now God reigns,
He rescued me, he rescued me;
Broken fore’er are sin’s dark chains,
A brand from the burning, he rescued me. [Refrain]

Source: Gospel Gems Number 1 : One Hundred Eighty Sacred Selections for Religious Meetings #133

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Author: Lida Shivers Leech

Born: July 12, 1873, Mayville, New Jersey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, California. Leech spent her childhood in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University and Temple University. She played the organ at Bethany Methodist Church in Camden, New Jersey, served as accompanist at evangelical services, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her lifetime. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Redeemed Thee I’ll Go Anywhere No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Service Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifte… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I was a sinner but now I'm free
Title:	He Rescued Me
Author:	Lida Shivers Leech
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He rescued me, He rescued me
Copyright:	Public Domain