William True Sleeper: Collected Lyrics
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Out of My Bondage

William True Sleeper

“Out of My Bondage” as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920).

William True Sleeper: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1920 · historical text
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Verse 1

Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,

Jesus, I Come, Jesus, I come;

Into thy freedom, gladness and light,

Jesus, I come to thee;

Out of my sickness into thy health,

Out of my want and into thy wealth,

Out of my sin and into thyself,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Of my shameful failure and loss,

Jesus, I Come, Jesus I come;

Into thy glorious gain of thy cross

Out of earth's sorrows into thy balm,

Out of life's storms and into thy calm,

Out of distress to jubilant psalm,

Of unrest and arrogant pride,

Jesus, I Come, Jesus I come;

Into thy blessed will to abide

Out of myself to dwell in thy love,

Out of despair into raptures above,

Upwards for aye on wings like a dove,

Jesus I come to thee. Amen

Copyright, 1914, by George C. Stebuins. Renewal. Used by permission

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Written by William True Sleeper

Words by William True Sleeper. Historical text published in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), “Out of My Bondage”

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