p. 2 | HE CAME TO SAVE SINNERS by Chas. J. Butler

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, June 24, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 56, No. 1

HE CAME TO SAVE SINNERS.

By Chas. J. Butler

I was once far away from the Saviour, And as vile as a sinner could be; I wondered if Christ, the Redeemer, Would save a poor sinner like me.

I wandered on in the darkness, Not a ray of light could I see; And the thought filled my bosom with sadness: There's no hope for a sinner like me.

But there, in that dark, lonely hour, A voice sweetly whispered to me, Saying, “Christ the Redeemer hath power To save a poor sinner like thee.”

I listened, and lo ’twas the Saviour, That was speaking so kindly to me; I cried, “I’m the chiefest of sinners; Canst thou save a poor sinner like me?”

I then fully trusted in Jesus; And oh, what a joy came to me; My heart was o’erflowing with praises, For he saved a poor sinner like me.

No longer in darkness I’m walking, For the light is now shining on me; And now unto others I’m telling How he saved a poor sinner like me.

And when life’s journey is over, And I the dear Saviour shall see; I’ll praise him forever and ever, For saving a sinner like me.

—Chas. J. Butler.