Christ in Song 23

Able to Save and Keep

Words: C. F. G.Music: P. Phillips, by per.

1"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy."—Jude 24. He's a - ble to keep you from falling, He's a - ble all things to sub - due, To build up the tem - ple with - in you, Our bless - ed and glo - ri - ous King. God's throne his chil - dren are precious, All this and much more will he save, They faith in the blood.

RefrainA - ble, will - ing, A - ble to save, A - ble to keep, A - ble and will - ing to save, A - ble, will - ing, Je - sus is a - ble to save.

2He is a - ble to save to the ut - ter-most, too, And keep us from sin - ning, And keep us from run - ning a - way from him; Yes, when we were sin And a - ble, will he a - ble, will ing, Je - sus is a - ble to save.

Words: C. F. G.
Music: P. Phillips, by per.
Scripture: Jude 24

The verse

Meter: 91
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy."—Jude 24. He's a - ble to keep you from falling, He's a - ble all things to sub - due, To build up the tem - ple with - in you, Our bless - ed and glo - ri - ous King. God's throne his chil - dren are precious, All this and much more will he save, They faith in the blood.//˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘??˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘////˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/91A

Verse 2

He is a - ble to save to the ut - ter-most, too, And keep us from sin - ning, And keep us from run - ning a - way from him; Yes, when we were sin And a - ble, will he a - ble, will ing, Je - sus is a - ble to save.˘˘/˘˘/˘˘???/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/49A

Refrain

A - ble, will - ing, A - ble to save, A - ble to keep, A - ble and will - ing to save, A - ble, will - ing, Je - sus is a - ble to save./˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/30A

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