1 Once I fought to conquer sin,
While it reigned my soul within;
Till my Saviour came one day;
Then He triumphed over all,
When He heard my pleading call,
And He took my sins away.
Refrain:
He took my sins away,
Took them all away,
Christ the Saviour took my sins away;
Contentment fills my soul,
His spirit has control,
Since Jesus took my sins away.
2 O the wonder-working pow’r,
In that happy, blessed hour
When my Saviour spoke to me;
And I heard the precious word,
From this wonder working Lord,
When from sin He set me free. [Refrain]
3 Are you struggling for the right,
Jesus has the pow’r and might;
He will help you conquer sin;
He will take its pow’r away,
He will come with you to stay,
And will give you peace within. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #205
William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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