Author:		Anon.
Musician:		Joan J. Pinkston, b. 1947

Gone from my heart the world with all its charm;
Now thro' the blood I'm saved from sin's alarm;
Down at the cross my heart is bending low,
The precious blood of Jesus washes white as snow.

Refrain:
I love Him, I love Him, because He first loved me,
And purchased my salvation on Mount Calvary.

Once I was far away, deep down in sin,
Once was a slave to passions fierce within;
Once was afraid to meet an angry God,
But now I'm cleansed from ev'ry stain thro' Jesus' blood.

Once I was bound, but now I am set free,
Once I was blind, but now the light I see;
Once I was dead, but now in God I live,
And tell the world around the peace that He doth give.