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Jesus Paid It All

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1865
Elvina M Hall
John T. Grape

 
I hear the Savior say,
Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.

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Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim,
Ill wash my garments white


In the blood of Calvrys Lamb.

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And now complete in Him
My robe His righteousness,
Close sheltered neath His side,
I am divinely blest.

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Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone,
Can change the lepers spots
And melt the heart of stone.

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When from my dying bed
My ransomed soul shall rise,


Jesus died my soul to save,
Shall rend the vaulted skies.

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And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
Ill lay my trophies down
All down at Jesus feet.

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Story:

On New Years night, 1886, some missionaries were holding open-air services in order to attract passers-by to a near-by mission, where meetings were to be held later. All to Christ I owe was sung, and after a gentleman had given a short address he hastened away to the mission. He soon heard footsteps close behind him and a young woman caught up with him and said:

I heard you addressing the open-air meeting just now; do you think, sir, that Jesus could save a sinner like me?

The gentleman replied that there was no doubt about that, if she was anxious to be saved. She told him that she was a servant girl, and had left her place that morning after a disagreement with her mistress. As she had been wandering about the streets in the dark, wondering where she was to spend the night, the sweet melodies of this hymn had attracted her, and she drew near and listened attentively. As the different verses were being sung, she felt that the words surely had something to do with her. Through the whole service she seemed to hear what met her oppressed souls need at that moment. Gods Spirit had showed her what a poor, sinful and wretched creature she was, and had led her to ask what she must do. On hearing her experience, the gentleman took her back to the mission and left her with the ladies in charge. The young, wayward woman was brought to Christ that night. A situation was secured for her in a ministers family. There she became ill and had to be taken to a hospital. She rapidly failed and it became evident that she would not be long on earth. One day the gentleman whom she had met on New Years night was visiting her in the ward. After quoting a few suitable verses of Scripture, he repeated her favorite hymn, All to Christ I oweand she seemed overwhelmed with the thought of coming to gloryTwo hours afterward she passed away.


Bible Verses

Isaiah 1:18 - Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow.


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