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Food for My Soul

Upon the old cross my Savior once died, shed His precious blood my sins to hide

Author: Obie Hendrix
Tune: [Upon the old cross my Savior once died, shed His precious blood my sins to hide]
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Author: Obie Hendrix

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First Line: Upon the old cross my Savior once died, shed His precious blood my sins to hide
Title: Food for My Soul
Author: Obie Hendrix
Language: English
Refrain First Line: God's word is food for my trusting soul
Publication Date: 1946
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1946.

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