SacredSongs
#50Grace & forgiveness

Hymn 50: I met a Stranger fair to see

I met a Stranger fair to see, As walked I down life's rugged way ; He spoke so sweet,so tenderly, He won me to Himself that day.

It was the Man ...of Galilee . . . Who whispered words ...of joy to me : . . . Thy many sins ...be all forgiven thee, Thy sins be all . . . forgiven thee."

2. And when that Stranger spoke to me, My heart threw off its guilty load ; I felt at once that I was free ; I left my burdens by the road.

3. I love that Stranger since the hour He talked to me in tender tone ; A joy is mine, I feel its power-- And Him as Lord I'm glad to own.