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Bethesda

I come, O Lord, when troubled waves are stirring

Author: Mary A. McKee
Tune: [I come, O Lord, when troubled waves are stirring]
Published in 6 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1. I come, O Lord, when troubled waves are stirring
The healing fount that cures the touch of sin;
I come in hope, no faintness then deterring,
But there are none, O Lord, to help me in.

Refrain
Help me in, help me in!
I am tired now of sin;
Help me in, help me in!
I may life eternal win!

2. I come, O Lord, when mercy is extended,
And angel wings are brooding softly o’er;
The ways of sin, that I had once defended,
I leave them all, and I can do no more. [Refrain]

3. I come, O Lord, though others may be hasting
With stronger steps to seek the way of life;
I come in faith, no precious moment wasting,
While earth and Heaven with love and peace are rife. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #482

Author: Mary A. McKee

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Text Information

First Line: I come, O Lord, when troubled waves are stirring
Title: Bethesda
Author: Mary A. McKee
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Help me in, help me in
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #482
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The Cyber Hymnal #482

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