My first introduction to this hymn was in the Philippines. The music coordinators of the Adventist university church where I regularly attended chose it as the regular hymn of response to close the service, right before the postlude. It seemed like an appropriate choice for a hymn for it outlines what Seventh-day Adventists and other…
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Text 1I lay my sins on Jesus,The spotless Lamb of God;He bears them all, and frees usFrom the accursed load,From the accursed load. 2I bring my guilt to Jesus,To wash my crimson stainsWhite in His blood most preciousTill not a stain remains,Till not a stain remains. 3I lay my wants on Jesus,All fullness dwells in…
Text 1This is the threefold truthOn which our faith depends;And with this joyful cryWorship begins and ends; Refrain:Christ has died!Christ is risen!Christ will come again! 2By this we are upheldWhen doubt and grief assailsOur Christian fortitude,And only grace avails. 3This is the threefold truthWhich, if we hold it fast,Changes the world and usAnd brings us…
Text 1Jesus walked this lonesome valley;He had to walk it by Himself.O nobody else could walk it for Him.He had to walk it by Himself. 2I must go and stand my trial.I have to stand it by myself.O nobody else could stand it for me.I have to stand it by myself. 3Jesus walked this lonesome…