I Was There When It Happened

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You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me

Author: Herbert J. Lacey
Tune: [You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1. You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me,
How I know that all my sins are white as snow;
You ask me how I know that He forgave me;
Now listen, I must tell you how I know.

Refrain
I was there when it happened, and I ought to know;
His Spirit burning in me, set my heart aglow;
So I praise the Lord today, He has washed my sins away;
I was there when it happened, and I ought to know.

2. You ask me how I know that He redeemed me;
And how I received the peace no gold can buy;
How from the guilt and pow’r of sin He saved me,
Made me an heir to mansions in the sky. [Refrain]

3. And now, as thru the world I go rejoicing,
I am telling what a Savior dwells within;
How I plunged into the cleansing, crimson fountain,
And Jesus washed my soul from ev’ry sin. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #3169

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Author: Herbert J. Lacey

20th Century Lacey’s works include: The Tribute of Song, with William Kirkpatrick et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hall-Mack Company, 1904) http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/a/c/lacey_hj.htm Go to person page >

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First Line:	You ask me how I know that Jesus saves me
Title:	I Was There When It Happened
Author:	Herbert J. Lacey
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I was there when it happened, and I ought to know
Copyright:	Public Domain