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    Author:William Tidd Matson, 1833-1899

    Composer:Robert H. Earnshaw, 1856-1929

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    Both the words and music of this hymn are in the public domain.

    1. Lord, I was blind: I could not see
    In Thy marred visage any grace;
    But now the beauty of Thy face
    In radiant vision dawns on me.

    2. Lord, I was deaf: I could not hear
    The thrilling music of Thy voice;
    But now I hear Thee and rejoice,
    And all Thine uttered words are dear.

    3. Lord, I was dumb: I could not speak
    The grace and glory of Thy Name;
    But now, as touched with living flame,
    My lips Thine eager praises wake.

    4. Lord, I was dead: I could not stir
    My lifeless soul to come to Thee;
    But now, since Thou hast quickened me,
    I rise from sin’s dark sepulcher.

    5. Lord, Thou hast made the blind to see,
    The deaf to hear, the dumb to speak,
    The dead to live; and lo, I break
    The chains of my captivity.