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Words: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, in Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs for the Sunday School (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877).
Music: William Howard Doane
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Courtesy of Denison University |
Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Hide not Thy face from me;
Sick and faint, as the leper came,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Thou canst remove the plague of sin,
Washing my inmost soul;
Jesus, I come with breaking heart,
Help me and make me whole.
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Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Speak, and my soul shall live;
O my faith will not let Thee go
Till Thou my sin forgive.
Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Weary and sad am I;
Bending low at Thy sacred feet,
Hear my repentant cry;
Faith in Thy Word has led me here,
Faith cannot plead in vain;
Lord, I believe; O cleanse me now,
Wash me from every stain.
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Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Lord, I am pleading still;
Now I hear from Thy lips divine,
"Child, thou hast faith-I will";
Joy to my soul, great joy has come,
Mourning and tears are o'er;
Sweet are Thy words of love to me,
"Go thou, and sin no more."
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