Whosoever

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Whosoever, saith the Lord, and pardon for my sins I see

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: ["Whosoever," saith the Lord]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 “Whosoever,” saith the Lord,
And pardon for my sins I see;
For I believe and trust his word,
And “whosoever” must mean me.

Refrain:
The word of God hath spoken
In promises unbroken,
And pardon for my sins I see;
There’s light on Calv’ry’s mountain,
And life in Calv’ry’s fountain,
And then there’s “whosoever,” and that means me!

2 Nothing but myself I bring,
And of my wins would pardoned be;
So, weeping, to thy cross I cling,
For “whosoever” must mean me. [Refrain]

3 Should I fail to know his grace,
Or turn away from Calv’ry’s tree,
I’ll cry, while looking in his face,
That “whosoever” still means me. [Refrain]

4 Open then, O pearly gates,
And let my ransomed soul come in,
My Saviour for my coming waits,
His blood has covered all my sin. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of the Gospel No. 3: for use in religious meetings #10

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Author: C. Austin Miles

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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First Line:	Whosoever, saith the Lord, and pardon for my sins I see
Title:	Whosoever
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	The word of God hath spoken in promises unbroken
Copyright:	Public Domain