Em Jesus

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Longe do meu Deus e Pai, fui por Cristo achado

Author: S. E. McNair
Tune: NEAR THE CROSS (Doane)
Published in 1 hymnal

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	NEAR THE CROSS

Representative Text

1 Longe do meu Deus e Pai, fui por Cristo achado;
Por Seu sangue que verteu Ele me há comprado.

Refrain:
Em Jesus, meu Senhor, tenho gozo eterno;
Sobre a cruz me resgatou do profundo inferno.

2 É Jesus, meu Salvador, minha confiança;
Ao Seu gesto, o temporal muda-se em bonança.

3 Guarda-me, Senhor Jesus, para que não caia;
Junto a Ti meu coração nunca mais desmaia.

4 Perto do meu bom Pastor gozo santa calma;
Toda a graça em seu Senhor acha ali minha alma.

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #234

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Author: S. E. McNair

Stuart Edmund McNair (March 8, 1867 – January 10, 1959) was an English-born missionary and hymnist whose most significant work was carried out in Brazil. Born in Brighton, England, and raised in Croydon, McNair was influenced early in life by the biblical teaching of John Nelson Darby. Trained as a civil engineer, he devoted himself to Christian ministry. In 1891 he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, where he became involved in evangelical work and contributed to the development of the hymnal later known as Hinos e Cânticos. McNair arrived in Brazil in 1896 and engaged in extensive evangelistic and teaching ministry, particularly in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo. He traveled widely, established Bible Schoo… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Longe do meu Deus e Pai, fui por Cristo achado
Title:	Em Jesus
Author:	S. E. McNair
Language:	Portuguese
Refrain First Line:	Em Jesus, meu Senhor, tenho gozo eterno