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Christ in Song 28

Christ Receiveth Sinful Men

Words: Arr. from NeumasterMusic: F. E. Belden

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1"The Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, this man receiveth sinners."—Luke 15: 2. Sing it o'er and o'er a - gain; Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful men; 'T is to - day the same as then, Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful men; Years of sin, condemn as not, Pure be - fore thy shy we stand; Je - sus' blood can cleanse each spot, Shall we not his love com - mand?

RefrainSing it o'er and o'er a - gain, Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful men; Won - der - ful word, O sweet re - frain! Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful

2He will take the sin - ful heart, He will cleanse and make it clean; Let the world-y joys de - part, Je - sus makes the heart se - rene. This he speaks and this a - lone: Won - der - ful word.

Scripture
Luke 15:2

Copyright, 1886, by F. E. Belden

The verse

Meter
75
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

"The Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, this man receiveth sinners."—Luke 15: 2. Sing it o'er and o'er a - gain; Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful men; 'T is to - day the same as then, Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful men; Years of sin, condemn as not, Pure be - fore thy shy we stand; Je - sus' blood can cleanse each spot, Shall we not his love com - mand?˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘//˘/˘///˘˘˘˘/˘/75A

Verse 2

He will take the sin - ful heart, He will cleanse and make it clean; Let the world-y joys de - part, Je - sus makes the heart se - rene. This he speaks and this a - lone: Won - der - ful word.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘??/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/39A

Refrain

Sing it o'er and o'er a - gain, Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful men; Won - der - ful word, O sweet re - frain! Christ re - ceiv - eth sin - ful/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘28A

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