Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: How happy and blessed am I
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Hymn Number: 323
Page Number: 352, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow happy and blessed am I,
Whose state is now peace with my God;
A rebel by Jesus brought nigh,
Absolv'd, and redeem'd by his blood,
Salvation, so precious to me!
Thy grace can all terrors disarm;
Experience has prov'd it to be
Adapted to conquer and charm.
Bless'd Jesus! How sweet is thy name!
Thy servant forever I'll be;
I'm resolved to follow the Lamb,
And sacrifice all unto thee;
I run for a prize that is sure,
A crown, that will never decay;
This makes me with patience endure,
And press for the glories of day.
Inspir'd with the hopes of such bliss,
No charms that are sinful shall move;
My soul is resolved through grace,
To press for the mansions above.
Though many obstructions I find
From Satan, the world, flesh and sin,
Yet Jesus my heart has inclined
To yield all obedience to him.
The doctrine I'm taught is sublime,
Most sweet are the blessings of peace;
The joy I now feel is divine,
My strength and support, are from grace;
To conquest I've oft times been led,
Advancing I still keep the field,
Oft Satan before me has fled,
When armed with faith as a shield.