Pardoning Grace

Alfred Henry Ackley, 1914

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1. Sweet - er than all is the love of the Sav - ior,
2. Won - der - ful thought! how it fills me with sing - ing!
3. I am con - tent, for I know He is near me,
4. There is a ref - uge be - yond pain and sor - row!

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Dear - er by far than earth’s jew - els so rare,
Je - sus has spok - en, His word is di - vine;
Keep - ing me pure by His won - der - ful grace,
When He shall call me to dwell with Him there
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Flood - ing my soul by the grace of His fa - vor,
I can re - joice, for His mer - cy is bring - ing
Whis - per - ing words full of com - fort to cheer me,
I shall be - hold, in a bright - er to - mor - row,

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Music: Bentley DeForest Ackley

Public Domain, Courtesy of the Cyber Hymnal (http://www.cyberhymnal.org)
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Fill - ing my heart with the spir - it of prayer.
Life that is bless - čd and sweet in - to mine.
Light - ing my soul with a glimpse of His face. Par - don - ing grace the

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Je - sus my King, all His glo - ry to share.
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Mas - ter has spok - en, Par - don - ing grace has now made me whole;

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On Cal - v’ry’s brow His poor heart was brok - en— Par - don - ing grace for my

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sin sick soul.

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