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Text:He Just Put Himself in My Place
Adapter:J. M. G. (James M. Gray?)
Author:Anonymous
Tune:[Shall I tell you what brought me to Jesus]
Composer:Homer A. Hammontree
Media:MIDI file

2453. He Just Put Himself in My Place

1. Shall I tell you what brought me to Jesus,
What caused me to seek His blessèd face?
It was this, that, to save and to cleanse me,
He just put Himself in my place.

Refrain
He just put Himself in my place (O bless His name!)
He just put Himself in my place (O bless His name!)
This is the Gospel story,
To Jesus the glory,
He just put Himself in my place.

2. O, He felt all my load in the garden,
My guilt He did carry on the tree;
I was lost, and condemned unto judgment,
But my Lord Himself died for me.[Refrain]

3. Soon He’s coming again from the glory,
The prophets of God on this agree;
And till then this to others I’m telling,
That for them He died as for me.[Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Shall I tell you what brought me to Jesus
Title: He Just Put Himself in My Place
Author: Anonymous
Adapter: J. M. G. (James M. Gray?)
Refrain First Line: He just put Himself in my place (O bless His name!)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Shall I tell you what brought me to Jesus]
Composer: Homer A. Hammontree (1921)
Incipit: 34567 12131 11712
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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