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Grace Greater Than Our Sin

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1 Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary's mount out-poured–
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

Refrain:
Grace, grace, God's grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God's grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin!

2 Sin and despair, like the sea-waves cold,
Threaten the soul with infinite loss;
Grace that is greater– yes, grace untold–
Points to the Refuge, the mighty Cross. [Refrain]

3 Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
All who are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive? [Refrain]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #120

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Author: Julia H. Johnston

Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line: Marvelous grace of our loving Lord
Title: Grace Greater Than Our Sin
Author: Julia H. Johnston (1910)
Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Grace, grace, God's grace
Publication Date: 1910
Notes: Spanish translations: See "Gracia admirable del Dios de amor" by George P. Simmonds, "Maravillosa su gracia es" by Tulio N. Peverini; Swahili translation: See "Neema ya mpendwa Bwana"
Copyright: Public Domain
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