The Great Redeemer

Words:
Francis Foster
Music:
Samuel W. Beazley

Sheet music

  1. 1How I love the great RedeemerWho is doing so much for me;With what joy I tell the storyOf the love that makes men free.Till my earthly life is ended,I will send songs above,Then beside the crystal seaMore and more my soul shall bePraising Jesus and His love.He is ev’rything to me, to me,(He is ev’rything to me,)He is ev’rything to me,(And ev’rything shall always be;)And ev’rything shall always be;(I will never cease to raise)I will never cease to raise(A song of gladness in His praise;)A song of gladness in His praise;
  2. 2(Here, and in the world above,)Here, and in the world above,(My soul shall sing of saving love;)My soul shall sing of saving love;(Life and light and joy is He,)Life and light and joy is He,(The precious Friend who died for me.)The precious Friend who died for me.He is ev’rything to me, to me,(He is ev’rything to me,)He is ev’rything to me,(And ev’rything shall always be;)And ev’rything shall always be;(I will never cease to raise)I will never cease to raise(A song of gladness in His praise;)A song of gladness in His praise;
  3. 3He has purchased my redemption,Rolled my burden of sin away,And is walking on beside me,Growing dearer day by day. that is why I sing His praises,That is why joy is mine,That is why forever moreOn the everlasting shoreI shall sing of love divine.He is ev’rything to me, to me,(He is ev’rything to me,)He is ev’rything to me,(And ev’rything shall always be;)And ev’rything shall always be;(I will never cease to raise)I will never cease to raise(A song of gladness in His praise;)A song of gladness in His praise;
  4. 4Glory be to Him forever!Endless praises to Christ the Lamb!He has filled my life with sunshine,He has made me what I am.O that ev’ryone would know Him,O that all would adore!O that all would trust the loveOf the mighty Friend aboveAnd be His forever more.He is ev’rything to me, to me,(He is ev’rything to me,)He is ev’rything to me,(And ev’rything shall always be;)And ev’rything shall always be;(I will never cease to raise)I will never cease to raise(A song of gladness in His praise;)A song of gladness in His praise;

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1916, the words are in 42 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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