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Seeking for Me

Once I was bound, but Jesus released me

Author: Edward Morris Stephenson
Tune: [Once I was bound, but Jesus released me]
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Once I was bound, but Jesus released me;
Once I was blind, but now I can see.
Over the mountains lonely I wandered,
Jesus, my friend, came seeking for me.

Refrain:
Seeking for me, came seeking for me,
Jesus, my friend, came seeking for me;
Over the mountains lonely I wandered;
Jesus, my friend, came seeking for me.

2 Weeping, I longed for grace and for pardon,
Prayed from my load of sin to be free.
Then, as I cried in helpless contrition,
Jesus, my friend, came seeking for me. [Refrain]

3 Filled with the joy of present salvation,
Washed in the blood once shed on the tree,
This be my song thro’ ages eternal:
Jesus, my friend, came seeking for me. [Refrain]

4 Oh, for the harp of seraph to praise Him,
Oh, for the tongue of angel to sing.
Glory to Jesus! I will adore Him,
I am adopted, child of a king. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15947

Author: Edward Morris Stephenson

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Text Information

First Line: Once I was bound, but Jesus released me
Title: Seeking for Me
Author: Edward Morris Stephenson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Seeking for me, came seeking for me
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #15947
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #15947

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