1 I know I am a sinner in the sight of God,
Afar from where He’d have me go my feet have trod;
But if He will receive me I will turn this day
And walk with Jesus ever in His holy way.
Refrain:
I want to be saved from sin,
Yes, I want to be saved from sin;
And so I’ll raise my hand
For Christ to take me stand,
Yes I want to be saved from sin,
Yes, I want to be saved from sin;
The fold of those now saved by grace
I’ll enter in.
2 I will not doubt His mercy, nor His Savior pow’r,
I’ll put my trust upon Him from this very hour.
I’ll follow where He leads me for I know ‘twill be
The way His love provides for those He has set free. [Refrain]
3 I ask Him now to pardon all that I have done,
That griev’d the Spirit He has sent thro’ Christ the Son,
And help me live a Christian from this present hour,
And keep me ever faithful by His keeping pow’r. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #50
Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >
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