I Would Not Be Denied

When pangs of death seized on my soul

Author: Charles Price Jones (1900)
Tune: [When pangs of death seized on my soul]
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1 When pangs of death seized on my soul,
Unto the Lord I cried,
Till Jesus came and made me whole,
I would not be denied.

Refrain:
I would not be denied,
I would not be denied,
Till Jesus came and made me whole,
I would not be denied.

2 As Jacob in the days of old,
I wrestled with the Lord;
And instantly with a courage bold,
I stood upon His Word. [Refrain]

3 Old Satan said my Lord was gone
And would not hear my pray'r,
But praise the Lord the work is done,
And Christ the Lord is here. [Refrain]

Source: Yes, Lord!: Church of God in Christ hymnal #403

Author: Charles Price Jones

Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >

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First Line: When pangs of death seized on my soul
Title: I Would Not Be Denied
Author: Charles Price Jones (1900)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I would not be denied
Copyright: Public Domain

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