A Great Salvation

'Tis a great salvation that hath reached my soul

Author: Avis B. Christiansen
Tune: ['Tis a great salvation that hath reached my soul]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 ‘Tis a great salvation that hath reached my soul,
‘Tis a great salvation that hath made me whole;
Jesus’ blood hath set me free,
I am saved eternally,
Saved by grace divine.

Refrain:
‘Tis a great salvation, a great salvation,—
From sin and condemnation it sets me free;
‘Tis a great salvation, a great salvation,
Its blessed “whosoever” included me!

2 ‘Tis a great salvation that could cleanse my heart,
Wondrous pow’r that bade my ev’ry sin depart!
Only trusting in His name,
With my guilty soul I came,
And He pardoned me. [Refrain]

3 ‘Tis a great salvation, saving such as I;
‘Tis a wondrous Savior that hath brought it nigh;
Oh, how could I silent be,
When I’m ransomed and set free
For eternity! [Refrain]

Source: Standard Songs of Evangelism #45

Author: Avis B. Christiansen

Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 and lived in Chicago all her life. She attended the Moody Church, pastored for many years by Dr. Harry Ironside. In 1917, Avis Burgeson married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. She was a modest and retiring woman, and sometimes used pen names: Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid. She began writing poems in childhood, and before her death in 1985 had written thousands of them. She died in 1985. NN, Hymnary  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: 'Tis a great salvation that hath reached my soul
Title: A Great Salvation
Author: Avis B. Christiansen
Language: English
Refrain First Line: 'Tis a great salvation, a great salvation
Copyright: Public Domain

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