I Will Sing Of My Redeemer
I Will Sing of My Redeemer
I will sing of my Redeemer
And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered,
From the curse to set me free.
Sing, O sing of my Redeemer,
With His blood He purchased me;
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt and made me free.
I will tell the wondrous story,
How, my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy,
He the ransom freely gave.
I will praise my dear Redeemer,
His triumphant pow’r I’ll tell,
How the victory He giveth
Over sin and death and hell.
I will sing of my Redeemer
And His heav’nly love to me;
He from death to life hath bro’t me,
Son of God with Him to be.
IT’S NOT EASY to keep the Christian faith bottled up. Throughout history, various rulers have tried to keep Christians from preaching the gospel, but with little success. Ancient Rome would not have minded if Christians had just kept to themselves, privately enjoying their faith. But it doesn’t work that way. As the apostles told the authorities in Jerusalem, “We cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).
Bliss was the songleader for an evangelist known as Major Whittle, based in Chicago. This hymn text was found in Bliss’s trunk after he and his wife died in a train accident in 1876. James McGranahan, who succeeded Bliss as Whittle’s songleader, wrote the music and used it in their meetings.
Praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
Ephesians 1:6-7
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