There's a Sweet and Blessed Story

There's a sweet and bless-ed sto-ry Of the Christ who came from glo-ry, Just to res-cue me from sin and mi-se-ry; He in lov-ing kindness sought me, And from sin and shame hath brought me, Hal-le-lu-jah! Jesus ran-somed me.

From the depth of sin and sadness To the heights of joy and gladness, Je-sus lift-ed me, in mer-cy full and free; With His precious blood He bought me, When I knew Him not, He sought me, And in love di-vine He ransomed me.

From the throne of heav'nly glory, Oh, the sweet and blessed story! Je-sus came to lift the lost in sin and woe In-to li-ber-ty all glorious, Tro-phies of His grace victorious, E-ver-more re-joic-ing here be-low.

By and by with joy in-creasing, And with gra-ti-tude un-ceas-ing, Lifted up with Christ for e-ver more to be; I will join the host there singing, In the an-them e-ver ring-ing, To the King of love who ransomed me.