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Jesus Will Save

When I with sin was all defiled

Author: James D. Vaughan
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 When I with sin was all defiled,
And sinking down in woe,
The blessed Saviour on me smiled,
And washed me white as snow.

Refrain:
Oh, plunge beneath the crimson flood,
And wash thy sins away;
For thee the Saviour shed His blood—
He’ll save, He’ll save today.

2 The joy the bliss of that glad hour,
No mortal tongue can tell,
When Jesus by His mighty power,
Saved my poor soul from hell. [Refrain]

3 By faith I tremblingly drew near,
And did my guilt confess;
He saw the penetential tear,
And deigned my soul to bless. [Refrain]

4 Dear sinner, hear the Saviour say,
In tones forever blest:
“I am the Life, the Truth, the Way!
In me ye shall find rest.” [Refrain]

Source: Crowning Day No. 2 #134

Author: James D. Vaughan

Vaughan, James D(avid); b. Dec. 14, 1864, between Lawrence Co. and Giles Co., TN; d. Feb. 9, 1941, Lawrenceburg, TN; music publisher, composer and compiler of gospel songs in shape notation Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When I with sin was all defiled
Title: Jesus Will Save
Author: James D. Vaughan
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O plunge beneath the crimson flood
Copyright: Public Domain

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Crowning Day No. 2 #134

Gospel Chimes #d113

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New Onward and Upward #114b

Onward and Upward #d103

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