Read it over again to me, The promise

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Read it over again to me, The promise

Author: John R. Clements
Tune: [Read it over again to me]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Read it over again to me,
The promise to love so sweet,
That Jesus died to make me free
The wonderful words repeat.

Refrain:
Read it over again to me,
Wonderful story of love,
Read it over again to me,
My deed to a mansion above.

2 Read it over again to me,
I’m weary of sin and strife,
With Jesus thro’ eternity
Is better than lengthened life. [Refrain]

3 Read it over again to me,
That promise of love I’ll claim,
If aught can save, then surely He,
I’ll trust in His blessed name. [Refrain]

Source: Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #215

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Author: John R. Clements

John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. 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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